to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
difficult to ...; hard to ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
command; lead; generalship; leadership
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
that kind; competition; match
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to take (be in) charge of
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hide; to conceal oneself
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals