appearance; figure; shape; form
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to thrust before; to thrust at
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
useless resistance; vain struggle
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to fight against; to oppose; to face
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
block (of wood); chip; splinter
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
behind; in the rear; in back
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
neat and clean; tidy; trim