jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
reaction; response; reaction
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
meaning; called; named; that says; that
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
I see; that's right; indeed
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
such; like that; that sort of
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
family; relatives; dependents; household
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
internal conditions; true state of affairs
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
war; battle; match; game; competition
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client