quick to seize an opportunity
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
half the body; half length
identifiable; personalized
lightning strike; torpedo attack
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
calamity; disaster; misfortune
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to run about; to rush about
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unidentifiable; unidentified
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially