to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
(opening of a) wound; cut
absolutely; positively; decidedly
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
copier paper; photocopying paper
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
flying object (e.g. rocket, missile); projectile
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
sentiment; sentimentality
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
posterity; future generations; future life
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
port city; harbor city; harbour city
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
interception; monitoring; tapping
whole nation; whole land; whole country
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
in one's hands; in one's control
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)