to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
unless one ...; if one does not ...
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
war; fighting; fierce competition
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
internal conditions; true state of affairs
chief; main; principal; major
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
physical strength; muscle strength
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
difference; variation; difference
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
ejection (of spent shell casings)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
I see; that's right; indeed
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich