right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
diligent; absorbed (in something)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
team competition; team game
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
study; research; investigation
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
special training; intensive training; crash course
anti-aircraft fire; shooting at an aircraft (from ground or ship)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
war; battle; match; game; competition
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
ingrained habit; second nature
innermost depths of one's heart
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to talk (a person) down; to confute
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
since one was born; (in) all one's life