food; food products; foodstuffs
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
in one's own way or style
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
superiority; predominance
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
light aircraft; small aircraft
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
future; possible; potential; prospective
loss of life; human losses; death
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
witnessing; observing; sighting
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
commitment; pledge; promise
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
perception; sensing; noticing
specialization; specialisation
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
outsider; someone outside of a group