when it comes to; concerning
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to trample; to crush underfoot
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
news; word; tidings; omen
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to cut corners; to be shoddy
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
advanced level; high grade; senior
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
meteor; shooting star; falling star
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
reinforcement; strengthening
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining