the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
lacking a plan; haphazard
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
law of conservation of energy
law of conservation of mass
absorption; suction; attraction
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
viewing as a problem; problematizing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
way of solving (a problem); solution
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach