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
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
expression; look; countenance; face
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
entire world; whole world; world stage
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to fight against; to oppose; to face
absorption; suction; attraction
to practice magic; to practise magic
action of making something; -ification
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful