split; division; break up
to jump upon (a moving object)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to stop walking; to pause
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
suddenly; all of a sudden
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
left side; left-hand side
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to be badly made; to fail
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
age range; age-group; age bracket
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step