(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to challenge (a person) to a fight
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
underground; subterranean
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
piling up; multiple layers
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be forward; to be impertinent
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
violent explosion; bursting
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to anticipate; to foresee
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
scenery; scene; landscape
sphere; counter for balls