to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to bring back; to restore
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
long (time that has passed); old (story)
thought; consideration; thinking
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
with all one's strength; with all one's might
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable