form; method; system; formula
establishment; settlement
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
female private parts; female genitals
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
worst; worst-case (scenario)
being declared the winner of a bout
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
smooth-bore gun; unrifled gun
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)