skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
river; stream; River; the ... river
anything and everything; just about everything
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
jack of all trades, master of none
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
treasure house; storage for valuable property
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
iron hammer; crushing blow
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to spend time (on doing something)
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)