sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
armed forces; military; troops
to be reminded of; to call to mind
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
matter of time; question of time
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
office building; office complex
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to hand over; to surrender
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful