raw materials; ingredients
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
(brute) force; using all one's might
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
regulation; adjustment; control
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to pierce through; to break through
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
percent; per cent; percentage
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
manners; behavior; behaviour
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
intercept; interception; counter-attack
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
to strip and leave clothes lying around
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
styptic; stopping of bleeding
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
plug; connector; spark plug
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
saving electricity; power saving; reducing electricity usage; reducing power consumption