excelling; surpassing; outdoing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
most part; greater part; majority
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
perception; sensation; awareness
beforehand; in advance; previously
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to call again; to call someone back
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
such; like that; in that way
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into