inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
countermeasure; counter-measure
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
woman; lady; adult female
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside
concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
interference; intervention; meddling
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
standing firm; holding out
clause; article; stipulations
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
interference; obstruction; sabotage
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
condenser lens; condenser
loud shout; excited cheering
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
fierce fight; close contest
being declared the winner of a bout
flour; meal; powder; dust
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
busy indicator; busy lamp
attendant; attendance upon another
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)