class; heading; group; category
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
offensive camp; team at bat
metal plate; metallic plate
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
barista; varistor; ballista; barrister
right under; directly below; right beneath
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
eagle (Accipitridae family)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
called; known as; that; to say
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to smash; to break into pieces
(another's) daughter; young lady
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield