to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to succeed; to bear fruit
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to smash down; to beat in
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
serious wound; serious injury
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
looking away; looking aside
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
fierce attack; furious attack
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
how dare ...; how could ...
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase