wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
strength; power; proficiency; ability
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
personal grudge; personal enmity
protest; refutation; pleading
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
triple jump; hop, step and jump
short-distance race; sprint
change; transformation; inversion
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
track and field; athletics
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
contradiction; inconsistency
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
to be hot on a person's heels
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)