hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
difference; variation; difference
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
double; twice (as much); twofold
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to surround; to crowd around
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK