clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
while; during (the time when)
endless; boundless; everlasting
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
impossible; unlikely; improbable
just one person; only one
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be able to manage somehow or another
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
infant; baby; little child
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
considerably; fairly; quite
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
just because; even if; even though
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)