dullard; indecisive person
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
blow; shock; strike; batting
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
behind; in the rear; in back
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
absolutely; positively; decidedly
letting (someone) die without helping
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
extermination; annihilation
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
large; large-sized; large-scale; big