throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
piece of meat; cut of meat
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
to not take seriously; to take lightly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
triumphant return; returning in triumph
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set