one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
the same; the said; likewise
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
by today; before the day is over
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
matter of time; question of time
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
hard worker; hardworking person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
detached; aloof; indifferent
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for