to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
in this way; thus; such; uh...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
article to be delivered; present
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder