to crouch; to squat; to cower
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
in perfect form; going swimmingly
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
influence; clout; leverage
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
direct control; direct supervision
readjustment; realignment
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
pair; two kinds; two ways
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
chief; main; principal; important
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
worst; worst-case (scenario)
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
security; stability; safety; peace
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to harden earth into a mass
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
aggressiveness; aggression
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around