front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
less than ...; smaller ...
offensive (movement); aggression
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
all-out attack; general offensive
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to become muddy; to become slushy
simultaneous; all at once
to shave off; to scrape off
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
on countless occasions; many a time
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
moment by moment; hour by hour
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
should do; ought to do; must do
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
radiant heat; heat radiation; heat dissipation; thermolysis