holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
retrogression; regression
to attack; to assault; to assail
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
preliminary investigation; preparation
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
much less; to say nothing of
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
pure and innocent; immaculate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
dispersing; breaking up; running away
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to take back; to recapture
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
face; looks; vestiges; trace
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
best photograph; best shot
primary school; elementary school; grade school
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to