quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
my spouse; my wife; my husband
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
someone; a certain person
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish