apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
event; phenomenon; matter
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be hesitant; to feel timid
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
instant; moment; for an instant
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
head; lead; vanguard; first