cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
leadership; initiative; spearhead
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
head; lead; vanguard; first
battle formation; military formation
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
one by one; one each; one at a time
to flare up; to burst into flames
suddenly; all of a sudden
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
fireball; bolide; fireball
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
attached matter; attached substances; accretion; incrustation
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to make an appearance; to show up
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
substantial matter; significant item
results; record; grades; marks