to use up all one's strength
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
specialized; specialised; boutique
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
semi-transparent; translucent
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
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 future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to trample down; to devastate
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to give directions; to issue instructions
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
to fight against; to oppose; to face
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down