to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
adherence (to custom, tradition)
to insist on one's own ideas
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to chase; to run after; to pursue
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
superiority in number; numerical superiority
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to spit out; to eject; to dump
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
otherwise; or else; if not
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets