hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
lower region; lower part; region below
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to stay (at); to stop (at)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
boastful speech; bragging
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
inside; interior; inner part