flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to reflect; to throw back light
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
general; popular; common; typical
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(direct) hit; straight shot
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
several shots; several blows
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
composite; combined; complex
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
piece; fragment; one (object)
to get change back; to be more than enough
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to recall; to remember; to recollect
platoon commander; section commander
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
squad leader; group leader; team leader
long-serving soldier; veteran
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to rebuke; to scold harshly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to knock down; to utterly defeat