button (clothing); push-button
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
postwar period; period after Second World War
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
limited; limiting; restrictive
negation; denial; negative
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
form; situation; condition
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
ascending and descending; going up and down
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
consequence; result; conclusion
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to put one's strength into
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
change; transition; vicissitudes
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
cannot be compared with; no match for
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
superstition; superstitious belief
to let an opportunity slip
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)