useless resistance; vain struggle
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
metal plate; metallic plate
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to anticipate; to foresee
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to underrate; to make light of
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
feeling keenly; fully realizing
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly