to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
heating power; thermal power; firepower
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
cannot be helped; unavoidable
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
door; gate; opening; title page
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be transparent; to show through