incision; operation; section
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
on the other hand; at the same time
party; set; gang; company; person
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
(passenger) car; automobile
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
elevated (structure); overhead
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
level ground; plain; flatland
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
one grade; first-class; primary
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
office building; office complex
to look around; to survey