to run off; to break into a run; to start running
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
very likely; very probable
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
successively; one after another
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
still; as yet; as it has been
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
matter of time; question of time
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
impossible to do (although wants to)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trusting too much; overestimating ability
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against