clear; precise; definite; distinct
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
commander; commanding officer; CO
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
impossibly hard video game
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
next generation; future generation
decisive battle of brief duration
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
standard; set; routine; decided
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance