to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
good humour (humor); good mood
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
never mind!; don't worry about it
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
splish-splash; with a splash
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to jump up and down; to hop
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
third grade; third class; tertiary
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to run about trying to escape
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
running as fast as one can
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
covering; protection; backing; relief
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart