several times; several degrees
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
right in the center (centre)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
ash; embers; complete destruction
principle; theory; fundamental truth
fuel consumption; gas mileage
being on the ropes; losing ground
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
classical form of martial art
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
leopard (Panthera pardus)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)