to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
foreign; abroad; overseas
military expansion; arms buildup
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
military force; military strength
economic strength; economic power; economic might
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
rushing around; running wild
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
pieces; scraps; disconnected
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
family; relatives; dependents; household
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
way of calling (something or someone)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea