towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
lightning strike; torpedo attack
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
shot; shot; hit; shooting (a basketball); shot (of a gun); shot (of alcohol)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
semi-transparent; translucent
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
worthy of special mention
burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
offense and defense; offence and defence
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
a second time; again; once more; twice
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
literally; to the letter; literal
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
misrepresentation; false statement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend