nature; property; disposition
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
our country; our land; one's own country
non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
possibility; potential; expandability
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
specialization; specialisation
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely