the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
management task; administrative task
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
(period of) a year; during an era
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
the whole area; all areas
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control