deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
condition; situation; prospects
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
as is habit; the way life normally is
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to accept; to receive; to agree
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
real machine (as opposed to a model or simulation); actual machine; actual device; real aeroplane; actual aircraft
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
way of talking; speaking style
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
solution; solution strategy
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
overall; general; as a whole
various factors or elements
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to switch off; to turn off
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat