to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
reputation; respectability
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
expected value; expectation value; expectation
great difference; big difference; wide margin
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
offense and defense; offence and defence
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
influencing (a person) for good
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
with these words; while saying
preference; priority; precedence
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying