company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
sphere; circle; range; category
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
100,000; hundred thousand
within; inside of; less than
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to do over; to remake; to resume
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
story; tale; talk; discussion
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
first generation; founder
license; licence; permission; driver's license
direct descent; direct line
descendant; progeny; offspring