to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
choice; selection; option
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
blow; shock; strike; batting
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to unfold; to unroll; to open
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
splish-splash; with a splash
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off