agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to jump upon (a moving object)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to join together; to combine; to join up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
although I say; although one might say; although called
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
ability; performance; efficiency
standing; reserve; always having ready
analepticum; restorative medicine
to be able to manage somehow or another
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate