decision; judgment; resolution
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
for example; for instance; e.g.
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to learn; to study; to take lessons in