main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
transferring (to another ship, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to maintain; to continue to have
three persons; three parties
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
becoming an issue of public concern; becoming a societal problem
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
frequency; rate of occurrence
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
consumption; expenditure; spending
production output; number of goods manufactured