to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
training; drill; practice; discipline
construction; establishment
next; secondly; subsequently
to ask; to enquire; to query
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to burrow through; to dig through
to bury; to embed; to implant
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
with a clink (click, clack)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step forward; to take a step forward
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
war; battle; match; game; competition
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
judgment; judgement; discernment
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
conduit (pipe); water pipe
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
to peel off and fall; to flake away