necessary condition; requirement
abstention; nonparticipation
to be dead; to be lifeless
association; society; organization; organisation
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
determination; resolution
to refuse; to decline; to deny
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
complete victory; total victory
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
tank (military vehicle); chariot
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
prototype model; experimental machine
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
object of romantic interest
to get between; to be caught in
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
chink in the armor (armour)
one revolution; one rotation
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to work hard; to make an effort
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
moment by moment; hour by hour
to kill one's enemy (opponent)