to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
bringing; taking; carrying
besides; moreover; in addition
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to shout (in anger); to yell
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide