willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
lightly; easily; carelessly
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to shake off; to throw off
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to throw away; to abandon
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
at someone's (something's) mercy
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
sword; blade; single stroke
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to blow out; to spout out
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one