field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
second arrow; second move; second step
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
departure from a country; leaving a country
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
armaments; military preparations
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to that degree; to that extent; that much
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
meaning; connotation; denotation
hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap
sudden impulse; passing fancy
urgent; requiring quick (response)
unrefusable; undeclinable
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
that is to say; so that means
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
accession to the throne; enthronement