short distance; close range
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
otherwise; if not; or else
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect