to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to pause; to have a short intermission
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report