knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
just a handful; only a small number (of)
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
government body; government agency
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
existence; possession; having; limited company
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
border (between countries); national border
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
postman; postwoman; postal delivery worker
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to knock down; to knock off
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
attendance (at school); going to school
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
political measures; policy