to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
had better ...; had better not ...
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
being too late; losing one's final chance
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
never mind!; don't worry about it
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
within; inside of; less than
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
wing (of a bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.); winger; wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (in othello)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
job application form; employee satisfaction
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand