to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
blitzkrieg; lightning war
symbolization; coding; encoding
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
characteristic; feature; special quality
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
composite; combined; complex
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
prospects of victory; chances of success
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
action of making something; -ification
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
certainly; surely; definitely
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)