to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
sphere; counter for balls
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to push aside; to push one's way through
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
site; point on a map; spot
critical (condition); serious