ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to engage in (mutual) competition
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
thousands; several thousand
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
two times; twice; two degrees
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
blunder; slip; error; error
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
still (continuing); as ever; further
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
central part; heart (of a city)
theory of relativity; relativism
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing