to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
retention; maintenance; preservation
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to run down (stairs, etc.)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
just one person; only one
already; now; no longer; not any more
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
in a day; in a brief space of time
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
hard worker; hardworking person
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
substitution; alternative; substitute
spare time; free time; leisure time
four (long cylindrical things)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
drawing; painting; picture
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit