to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
main battery; main armament
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
covering; protection; backing; relief
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
finishing blow; coup de grâce
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be silent; to say nothing
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to reload (gun, web page, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to say; to be called; to do
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
like this; this sort; this way
form; shape; figure; visage
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed