steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to blow off; to be blown off
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
moment; brief space of time
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
extensive; vast range; wide scope
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
thereupon; shortly thereafter
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be opposite; to face each other
to thrust before; to thrust at
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank