reason for being; raison d'être
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
most difficult; next to impossible
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
group; party; team; squad; section
day and night; around the clock
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
on bad terms; at loggerheads
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to regain one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to leave something as it is
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
comparatively high; fairly expensive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
stabilization; stabilisation
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
poor country; third world country; impoverished nation
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(death from) starvation; starving to death