overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
time; season; period; phase; stage
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled