meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to crumble away; to collapse
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
power; might; authority; influence
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
as you see; as you can see
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
time limit; time restriction
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
means; way; method; measure
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
judgment; judgement; discernment
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)