whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
backflip; backward somersault
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to walk in on; to tread upon
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)