biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
exactly as stated; verbatim
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
probability; likelihood; chances
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
chief (of police); head (of office)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
secretary (government); director; chief
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
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
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
competent; suitable; qualified
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
such ... as; or some such
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while