to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
preference; priority; precedence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
I see; that's right; indeed
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
pretension; assumption (of a title)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal