ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to detain; to check; to restrain
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
fireball; bolide; fireball
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
in addition; besides this; twice
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to be too numerous; to be too much
climbing to the summit; summiting
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
other; another; over; more than; I; me