sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
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)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
instant; moment; for an instant
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
how dare ...; how could ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize