use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
Arab countries; Arab states
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
tedious; boring; being fed up with
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
armament; soldier's equipment
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
level; standard; water level
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
heating power; thermal power; firepower
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account