to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
breaking off; snapping off
noisy; confused; uproarious
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
universal serial bus; USB
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying