to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
intercept; interception; counter-attack
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
random-access memory; RAM
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling