wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
special; particular; peculiar; unique
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
a little bit; a little while
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
accomplishment; execution
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward