horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to join together; to combine; to join up
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
absorption; suction; attraction
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to pick up; to find; to gather
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
break in time; interruption; pause
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly