to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to have the privilege of doing
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
risky; dangerous; insecure
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
threat; intimidation; menace
power; might; authority; influence
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
admiration; wonder; astonishment
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)