a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
literally; self-explanatorily
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
lifting (a child) high up in the air
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
forgetting; lapse of memory
unkindness; unfriendliness
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
electricity; (electric) light
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.