to thrust before; to thrust at
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
river; stream; River; the ... river
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
position; location; base; point; site
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
along the river; riverside
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern