capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
small number; few; minority
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
basic technology; generic technology
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
restlessly; in continuous motion
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
and; thereupon; because of that
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
beyond that point; after that
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse