line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
ancestor; forefather; foremother
series (e.g. electrical); serial
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
declaration; proclamation; announcement
had better ...; had better not ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
water filtration plant; water purification plant
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)