thousands; several thousand
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
regret; repentance; remorse
pride; boast; credit (to)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(direct) hit; hitting the mark