goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
they; those guys; those fellows
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
how; in what way; by what means
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
interior; inside; internal
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fireball; bolide; fireball
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to blaze; to burn brightly
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
will not do; do not; does not
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
calm; composed; leisurely
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin