defense; defence; safeguard; protection
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
standard (for weights and measures)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
capacity; volume; capacitance
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
attenuation; damping; decay
is something that; is that which
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
consumption; expenditure; spending
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
slight; insignificant; small
otherwise; or else; if not
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
if so; in that case; in that situation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
again; once more; a second time
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
even though; despite; when