to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
while; during; while; although; all; both
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(not) even once; (not) ever
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
next generation; future generation
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
destination (one is heading towards); goal
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
3000; three thousand; many
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
incompetent; have no merit
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
pronunciation; production of sound