maintenance; preservation; improvement
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to jar; to creak; to grate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to send flying with a kick
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
center; centre; metropolis
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon