quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
automatic; intransitive verb
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
continuation; succession; series; continuous
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
running away; escaping on foot
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
state of emergency; emergency; crisis