intercept; interception; counter-attack
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
admiration; wonder; astonishment
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
ordinary citizen; the general public
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
without permission; without notice
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to take off one's glasses