majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
military strength; military personnel
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
far away in the distance; in the far distance
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
battle formation; military formation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
near; nearby; not far off
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
explosion; rupture; break off
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
difficult to ...; hard to ...
heating power; thermal power; firepower
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
standard equipment; standard feature
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
covert action; covert operations
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out