to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
just a minute; small quantity
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
door; gate; opening; title page
fusion; melting; liquefaction
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
to distribute; to hand out
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to scatter away; to vanish