to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
trauma (usu. psychological)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to be in danger of; to be liable to
because of; owing to; due to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
consecutive; continuous; successive
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
thunderous roar; roaring sound
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
business hours; opening hours; office hours
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
high-voltage current; high-tension current
district; section; sector