habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to lose one's footing; to slip
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
scrunchie; scrunchy; hair tie covered in fabric
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to shake one's head (in denial)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
hey there; I say; see here
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
continuously; constantly; incessantly
to repeat; to do over again
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to trample; to crush underfoot
(in) the air; midair; sky
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to become hoarse; to become husky
finishing blow; coup de grâce
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant