to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
passage; path; route; one's way
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
impression given by a painting or image
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to make sense; to be meaningful
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
piece of evidence; evidence
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
prevention; precaution; protection against
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
overconfident; presumptuous
quick firing; rapid firing
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to thrust away; to send flying
to run about; to rush about
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
release; emission; ejection
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into