thousands; several thousand
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
archery; mapping; map; morphism
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
chief; main; principal; important
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
intercept; interception; counter-attack
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
upper part; upper region; region above
to smash; to break into pieces
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)