hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
going to and fro; back and forth
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
two by two; by twos; as a couple
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
form; method; system; formula
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to strangle; to constrict
to wring the neck; to strangle
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
comparatively; relatively