shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
all around; as far as the eye can see
distant; remote; isolated
offense and defense; offence and defence
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
one who knows little often repeats it
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
end; close; finish; termination
head over heels; headlong; head first
scattered; separated; dispersed
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
embodying; expressing concretely
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
elder sister; effeminate man
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
standing firm; holding out
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
eight (long cylindrical things)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
one more time; once more; once again
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation