activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
call; summons; convening; convocation
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at work; in the midst of work; working
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack