to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to pile up; to accumulate
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
for example; for instance; e.g.
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
only; merely; but; no more than
thousands; several thousand
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
clear; precise; definite; distinct
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
blow; shock; strike; batting
with no effort at all; easily
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with