bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
self-mutilation; self-injury
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
with a single blow; with one stroke
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
thunderous roar; roaring sound
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to badger; to pester; to beg
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
endurance contest; test of endurance
good policy; wise policy; best plan
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
competent; suitable; qualified
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
very loud volume; megavolume