altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
general; popular; common; typical
counter for (school) periods; nth period
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
by today; before the day is over
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
both; both sides; both parties
how long; how far; how much
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
that's true; of course; obviously
breakthrough; great discovery
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land