shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
covering; protection; backing; relief
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
land subsidence; decline in influence
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
change of occupation; career change