hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
should do; ought to do; must do
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
off an island; away from an island; off-island
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
reinforcement; strengthening
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
long military service; having experienced many battles
polite; courteous; hospitable
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be damaged; to receive damage
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
without leaving any trace
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
not yet known; unknown; strange
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)