to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
defense; defence; protection
battle formation; military formation
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
front; frontage; facade; main
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
technique; art; skill; move
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to encamp; to take up a position
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
threshold; breaking point
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)