war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
proper; right; reasonable
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
resentment; indignation; anger
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
sincere; honest; faithful
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
standard; average; typical; normal
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit