riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
taking up; winding; rolled paper
mounted archer; horse archer
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to have meaning; to be meaningful
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to think (something) strange
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
(set of) facial features; looks
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
on the occasion of; at the time of
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fluent (in a language); flowing
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)