art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
yourself; himself; herself
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
militarism; warlike spirit
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
by sheer strength; by brute force
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
sign; mark; marker; marker
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
administrative district; ward
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)