to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
each; (arch.) you (plural)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
head; lead; vanguard; first
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
large amount of money; great cost
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
almost; roughly; approximately
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
violent emotion; passion; fury
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity