storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
someone; a certain person
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to get slightly dirty (all over)
phantom; vision; illusion
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to be at a loss for words
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
continuation; succession; series; continuous
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to be excited; to be elated
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling