bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
direct connection; direct link
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
spider's thread; spider silk
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to kill; to beat to death
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up