flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
(for the) first time in one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
accidental death; casualty
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
middle of the night; dead of night
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
night-vision scope; night scope
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
mobilization; mobilisation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
being in school; being a student (of)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
at that time; in those days
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife