branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
reinforcement; strengthening
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
as if nothing had happened
touché; you've got me there
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
the start of a climb up a hill
interval; break; pause; spare moment
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
should not be; must not be
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel