gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
attitude control; postural control
extremely high speed; super speed
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan
to bloom in profusion; to bloom wildly; to flower abundantly
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
have a pain in one's chest
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
if so; in that case; in that situation
double helix (structure of DNA)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
foreign enemy; outside invader
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
finishing blow; coup de grâce
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn