to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to increase in value; to gain prestige
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
intercept; interception; counter-attack
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
surrounding at a distance
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
this (very thing); this precisely
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
all you want; as much as one wants
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
bad influence; negative influence
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole