to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
very interesting; of great interest
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
long ago; previous; of a former age
glove (esp. sports); globe
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
to knock down; to knock out
management studies; business administration (study of)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to tighten; to press hard
devoted; self-sacrificing
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
pillar of fire; blazing column
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information