coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
number; number plate; license plate
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
three-digit number; hundreds column
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
rising; ascending; climbing
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to creep about; to crawl around
first attack; first strike; first blow
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the same; the said; likewise
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lower region; lower part; region below
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear