cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
blow; shock; strike; batting
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to make merry; to be festive
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to move forward; to move on
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind