alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
loading; charging; filling
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
covering; protection; backing; relief
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to rise; to erect; to get up
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
visual hallucination; vision
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet