to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
instability; insecurity; crankiness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
mining; digging; working (a mine)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
by all means; at all costs
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
influence; effect; impact
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
massing (of troops); gathering
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
probability; likelihood; chances
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
how long; how far; how much
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce