burning low; waning; declining
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in succession; one by one
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to approach; to draw near
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
originally; by nature; from the start
blow; shock; strike; batting
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
interval; break; pause; spare moment
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough