to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to repeat; to do something over again
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
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)
flustered; confused; panicked
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
mental; spiritual; emotional
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
in the meanwhile; during the time
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to some extent; to a certain extent
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
remembrance; recollection; recognition
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)