impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
single word; a few words; brief comment
pride; dignity; self-worth
striking; remarkable; considerable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
just because; even if; even though
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag