somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
pair; the two; both persons; both things
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
innumerable; countless; numberless
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
moving about; stirring about
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright