development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
suited figure; person in a suit
husband and wife; married couple
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
university professor; college professor
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
on the occasion of; at the time of
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
means; way; method; measure
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
hostility; antagonism; opposition
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme