grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to work straight through without stopping
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to accept (something) with thanks
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to watch steadily; to stare
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to push (something) against
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to push aside; to brush aside
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle