to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
directly opposite; right in front
intercept; interception; counter-attack
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
palm heel; heel of the palm
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
(right at the) side; just beside
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
continuation; succession; series
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
on countless occasions; many a time
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal