to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
violent emotion; passion; fury
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
quiet; still; surreptitious
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
review; reconsideration; revision
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
(social) class; rank; grade
particularly; only; in the case of
instead; but (on the other hand)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
such; this sort of; like this
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can