to force open; to push open
to jump upon (a moving object)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
reaching; attaining; arrival
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to step over or across; to overcome
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
distrust; unjust suspicion
reason; cause; history; origin
funny story; funny anecdote
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
stripe; streak; striation
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp