dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
hegemony; leadership; initiative
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
remnants of an enemy army
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pointing out; identification
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
emergency core cooling system; ECCS
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
so; like this; in this way
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)