trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
classified document; confidential document
elementary; basic; rudimentary
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
rather; better; instead; if anything
bygones; the past; past event
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
frequency (of occurrence)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
dotted line; perforated line
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
perfect; complete; flawless
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
ability; performance; efficiency
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
question; inquiry; enquiry