to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
dozens; scores of; decades
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
risky; dangerous; insecure
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
design; idea; conception; plan