to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
pride; dignity; self-respect
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
grade; class; degree; magnitude
guaranteed; authentic; certified
moment; brief space of time
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
yen (currency of Japan); circle
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
state of the war; war situation
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
most part; greater part; majority
intensive; concentrated; focused
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
excited condition; excited state
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
odds and ends; all; every
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner