tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
form; method; system; formula
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
spine; backbone; spinal column
interests and preferences
the way back; the way home; return trip
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
leather cover; leather binding
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
endless; boundless; everlasting
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on