to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to add (to); to add on; to append
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye
most part; greater part; majority
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
long-armed; kleptomania(c)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
just above; right overhead
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement