to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to be able to manage somehow or another
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be the ruin of (a person)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
memory; sense; experience
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
impassioned speech; fervent speech
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
eardrum; tympanic membrane
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
present continuous tense; present progressive form
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to throw open; to leave open
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
innermost depths of one's heart
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness