occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
outsider; someone outside of a group
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap; Japanese rat snake
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
natural growth; wild growth
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics