to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
firm; strong; solid; stable
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
Group of Five (senior financial officials from the United States, United Kingdom, West Germany, Japan and France)
burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)
to repeat; to do over again
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
curved; forming the shape of an arch
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
conversely; on the contrary
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
huge person; enormous object
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
a little more; a bit more
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to shout (in anger); to yell
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
the other day; a few days ago
joint struggle; common (united) front
large number (of); many; majority
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach