to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
surroundings; environs; circumference
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to be hot on a person's heels
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
human torpedo; manned torpedo; suicide submarine
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
the dark side; the seamy side
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
having high information content; informative
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
comparatively; relatively
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF