3000; three thousand; many
maintenance; preservation; improvement
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to surround; to crowd around
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
all-out attack; general offensive
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
offensive (movement); aggression
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
minimization; minimisation
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
amount of material resources