spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to be hot on a person's heels
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to brush off; to shake off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
feel (of a material); texture
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to stop (plug) one's ears
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)