quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to push aside; to brush aside
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
two persons; two people; pair; couple
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
hating; strongly disliking
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to sink (into); to get depressed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on