scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
here and there; in places
more than usual (usu. time)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
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
various; many; all kinds of
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
loading; charging; filling
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
innumerable; countless; numberless
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to become pale; to turn pale
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship