to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
declaration of war; proclamation of war
near oneself; close to one; familiar
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to repent; to be penitent
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
leader of a charge; first to arrive
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to anticipate; to foresee
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
hereabouts; around there; that area
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh