condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
civilian in military employ
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
specialization; specialisation
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
admiration; wonder; astonishment
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
good family; better-class home
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
existence; being; life; survival
volatility; degree of variability; rate of fluctuation; regulation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money