to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
healthy; sound; wholesome
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
(public) morals and sentiments
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
pre-war days; before the war
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)