exponential growth; geometric progression
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
spread; span; expanse; extent
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
specialized; specialised; boutique
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
debuff (negative status effect)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
technical skill; ability; capacity
precondition; prerequisite
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by