to knock down; to knock out
management studies; business administration (study of)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
hey; listen; look here; I say
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
again; once again; yet again
devoted; self-sacrificing
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
omen; sign; notice; indication
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
pillar of fire; blazing column
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)