to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to wash away; to rinse off
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
chance; opportunity; occasion
reeling in by hand; winding by hand; spinning by hand; dragnet
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
world history; international history
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
turmoil; chaos; confusion
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to jump up and down; to hop
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back