miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to jump at; to be attracted by
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
military history; military annals
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
personal affair; one's own affair
commandant; commanding officer; general
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
passage; path; route; one's way
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by