centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
drinking straight from a bottle
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
last night; yesterday evening
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
man who is popular with women
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
extreme north; North Pole
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
emergency light; emergency lamp
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
becoming dull; slowing down
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
manner of using one's hands
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to take command; to give direction
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short