to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
discretion; consideration; allowance
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
annual (plant); first-year student
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
union; joining; conjugation
highest grade; superlative degree
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
living by oneself; living alone
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
possession; occupation; occupancy
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
column; file; (vertical) line
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to lie down; to throw oneself down
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close