runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
propeller-driven aircraft; prop plane
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
polite; respectful; reverent
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
share; portion; quota; cut
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but