interval; break; rift (in clouds)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
battle formation; military formation
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
preservation; retainment; keeping
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
prompt; immediate; in real time
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
the world in general; society; convention
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder