to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
decisive; resolute; drastic
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
long ago; already; a long time ago
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
force reduction; troop reduction
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
secret; private; surreptitious
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
way (of doing); manner; method; means
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
even though; despite; when
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
large build; large pattern
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
strategist; tactician; schemer
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic