to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to be replaced with new growth
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
Yggdrasil (tree in Norse mythology)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
specialized; specialised; boutique
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
floor above; floor upstairs
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
in that way; like that; that way
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink