a dime a dozen; two a penny
club budget; club expense
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to get angry; to lose one's temper
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make an appearance; to show up
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
vitality; (one's) life force
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked