blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
along; parallel to; in accordance with
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); to ward off; to avert
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
party; gang; company; squad
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
seeing in the dark; night vision
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to jump up and down; to hop
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting