unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
course; route; path; process; means
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
display device; graphics device
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
interference; meddling; butting in
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
organization; organisation; forming
close; intimate; on good terms
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
silence (not speaking); muteness
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
main force; chief object; mainline
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
in proportion to; just as much as
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
leaving everything up to someone else
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing