near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to run up to; to rush over
standing in a group; standing up in unison
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
as much as one can; as much as possible
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to have one's knees be about to give way
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
handrail; railing; banister
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off