at a moment's notice; readily
arrest; apprehension; capture
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
genuine product; official product; accessory product from the manufacturer of the main product
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
large quantity; large amount
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
dozens; scores of; decades
three-digit number; hundreds column
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
covering; protection; backing; relief
sanity; consciousness; soberness
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
second (unit of time); arc second
the passage of electric current
relation; connection; relevance