gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to fight a battle; to have a fight
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
(inedible) midgut gland of a scallop
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
series of battles; successive battles
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
never mind!; don't worry about it
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
talk; story; conversation
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
simply; merely; only; solely
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
cave; cavern; den; grotto