to shake off; to throw off
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
gold and jewels; precious object
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
great hurry; great haste; rush
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
sweeping sideways; mowing down
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
iron hammer; crushing blow
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)