to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
two times; twice; two degrees
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
tendency; trend; inclination
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
covered with; stained; smeared
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around