to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to force open; to push open
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
strength; power; proficiency; ability
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
again (and again); once again; yet again
right side; right-hand side
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
the first and second; a few
prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
end of life; death; annihilation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)