disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
engagement; business; affair; use; need
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to pile up; to accumulate
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to rain incessantly; to downpour
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
degree of relative priority