to some extent; to a certain extent
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
that; the matter in question
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to hand over; to surrender
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
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)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
considerably; greatly; a lot
to rush over; to run up to
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
on the occasion of; at the time of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
natural; reasonable; understandable
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
willpower; energy; vitality
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start