countermeasure; counter-measure
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
3rd day of the month; three days
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
research material; experimental material
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(not saying anything) no matter what
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
(not) a single person; (no) one
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to intend; to be sure that
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to look around; to survey
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor