Vocabulary

to shoot or fire off an arrow

to shoot down

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

to shoot and miss

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

to blow down upon

to blow apart; to winnow; to smelt

to blow through; to blow across

to blow fiercely; to rage

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to spray (on)

to be sweat-stained

to rebuild; to reconstruct

to rebuild; to reconstruct

to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)

to despise; to scorn; to look down on

to see all (of); to see everything

to see everything

to fall in love at first sight

to look back

to perceive; to understand

to forsake one thing for another

to leave unseen or unread

to assume an air of importance; to stand on one's dignity

to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of

to appear

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding

to break completely; to bring the house down

to beat (e.g. egg); to whip (e.g. cream)

to begin

to be accustomed to; to be used to

to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to reply in kind

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)

to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated

to cast in a mold (mould)

to recast; to recoin

to melt down

to pound together; to mix together

to clash; to collide; to conflict; to coincide