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; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
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 investigate thoroughly; to master
specialized; specialised; boutique
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
technical skill; ability; capacity
precondition; prerequisite
starting 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; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to lure someone; to entice someone
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)