fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
stomach acid that flows backwards into the mouth (due to acid reflux)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
in one's own way or style
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
right hand; sword hand; reins-holding hand; right side; one's right
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to shake off; to throw off
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
curse; spell; malediction
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)