hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
to be freezing cold (of the weather); to be bitterly cold; to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
rocket engine; rocket motor
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
mind; mindset; mentality; sentiment
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to be expensive; to be costly
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to boil strongly; to be excited
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
point of departure; initial point; starting point
railgun (gun in which a conductive projectile is propelled using electromagnetic force)
mass driver; electromagnetic catapult
magnetism; magnetic force
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety