proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
for today; for the time being
eye measurement; measure with eye
within; inside of; less than
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
bowing (a string instrument)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to take a breath; to take a short rest
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
terrain; geographical features; topography
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
organization; organisation; forming
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
maintenance; preservation; improvement
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack