to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
information leak; data breach
bad influence; negative influence
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to win and advance to the next round
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
power; authority; influence
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
sword; blade; single stroke
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
we have a result!; game over!; match!
other; another; over; more than; I; me
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
indescribable; having no way to express
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
worthy of special mention
rising; ascending; climbing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
overlooking; turning a blind eye
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to overdo; to do too much
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
carnivore; carnivorous animal