tax planning; tax reduction strategy
armed might; military power; the sword; force
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
serious; severe; grave; acute
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
rubber band; elastic band
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to be filled to bursting; to burst
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
individual; one by one; separate; each
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
direct control; direct supervision