running as fast as one can
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
(appropriate for) one's age
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
near; close by; within reach; familiar
everywhere; at every turn
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
news programme; news program
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect