daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
serious; not joking; straight
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
the place for; the time for; the level of
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
metre; meter; meter; gauge
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
regulation; adjustment; control
for work; for manufacturing
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)