to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to attack; to assault; to assail
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
fate; destiny; predestination
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
marriageable age; chance of marriage
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)