to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
good news; happy news; glad tidings
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
when it becomes; when it comes to
as many (people) as possible
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
anything and everything; just about everything
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to do together; to share; to participate in
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex