soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
utmost limits; extremity; limit
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to go past; to pass; to pass by
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
magic bullet; magic bullets
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(not) even with; (not) even using
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable