at the present time; as of now; at this time
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
legendary beast; magical beast
to take (be in) charge of
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to pitch forward; to fall forward
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to become hoarse; to become husky
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
new record (in sports, etc.)
what number (in a sequence); what rank
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to waive one's right; to waive a right
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
one theory; one opinion; another theory
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation