metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
match; game; bout; contest
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
construction; architecture (of buildings)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
scale; scope; plan; structure
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
casualties; the killed and wounded
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)