equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
anti-virus (e.g. software)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
(data) packet; packet; parcel; package
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
amount of material resources
graduate; alumnus; alumna
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
reshuffling; job rotation
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly