adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
one way or the other; either way
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
travel guide (book); tourist guide
assortment; product lineup
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
matter to be checked or investigated
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
less than ...; smaller ...
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
of no interest; not interested
to narrow; to reduce; to contract