to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
millions; several million; a few million
thousands; several thousand
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
one thin flat object; one sheet
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be worried; to be troubled
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
that; the matter in question
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
fear; dread; fright; willies
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...