to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
in proportion to; just as much as
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
remarkable; striking; obvious
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
minimum; at the very least
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
nonchalant air; unruffled air
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to mix; to stir; to blend
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
support; backing; patronage
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
pride; dignity; self-worth
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn