acceleration; speeding up
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
until now; so far; up to the present
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
cooperation; coordination; link
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
all around; as far as the eye can see
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular