greater than ...; bigger ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
work; business; company; study
to become empty; to be emptied
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
treatment; service; handling; management
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
handful; small amount; small number
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
locational advantage; advantageous position
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
long military service; having experienced many battles