to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to make sense; to be meaningful
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
very interesting; of great interest
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
by all means; at all costs
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven