defense; defence; safeguard; protection
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
on the occasion of; at the time of
immediately; right away; on the spot
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
acceleration; speeding up
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to take; to catch; to capture
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to apologize; to apologise
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of