ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to press a question; to cross-examine
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
war; fighting; fierce competition
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
military force; military strength
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
insatiable; untiring; persistent
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
proposal; motion; recommendation
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick