renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
again; once more; a second time
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
useless resistance; vain struggle
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
no!; no no!; no, not at all
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing