to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
offense and defense; offence and defence
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to approach; to draw near
to amuse oneself; to make merry
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
resignation; acceptance; consolation
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to limp; to drag one's feet
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to gain strength; to have energy
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to