with a start; with a jump
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
at once; there and then; immediately
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
resolute; determined; bold
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
slightly early; just before
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to burrow through; to dig through