the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
artery; arterial road; major route
chief; main; principal; major
house search; search of the premises
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to cover fully; to wrap around
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
existence; being; life; survival
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
hostility; animosity; enmity
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
society; public; community; social studies
bet; wager; stake; gamble
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
upper part; upper region; region above
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
enemy territory; hostile place
flying vehicle; flying object; aircraft
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off