present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
dozens; scores of; decades
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
partly open; in half bloom
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
number one; first; best; most; game; round
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
flight; desertion; escape
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
administration (of medicine); giving medication
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to thrust down; to push off
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means