to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
disorder; disturbance; unrest
main force; chief object; mainline
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
command; lead; generalship; leadership
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
flying column; detached force
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
correction; rectification; mending; repair
high and low; rise and fall
pouring water; flooding; douche
submersion; inundation; being flooded
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
(earning or paying) no interest
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations