to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
residence; abode; dwelling
resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
script; screenplay; scenario
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
for example; for instance; e.g.
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt