to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
health and physical education
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
even further; and then some; even more
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
level ground; horizon; field of view
somewhere to go; place to go
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to burrow through; to dig through
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
(short) rest; breather; break
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
scene; view; prospect; outlook
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
with a splash; slap; slat; slam
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging