to be able (to); to be possible (to)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to approach; to draw near
hostility; animosity; enmity
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
suddenly; all of a sudden
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
Shirley; Charrie; Sherley
flash (of light); glint; schiller
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
explosion; rupture; break off
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only