iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
consideration; taking into account
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
hair on the back of one's head
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
aptitude; aptness; suitability
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
older brother and younger sister
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
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)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to scrape off; to shave off
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
plural; multiple; plural (number)