to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cannot be compared with; no match for
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
thereupon; shortly thereafter
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
underground; subterranean
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
fast walking; semi-jogging
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
expanded functionality; extended functionality; expansion (software)
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
imperial influence; assimilation of new territory
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail