obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
optimization; optimisation
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
self-defence (defense) (type of wrestling)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
long ago; already; a long time ago
on the occasion of; at the time of
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to scatter away; to vanish
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
like this; this sort; this way
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy