local specialty; special product (of a region)
export; exportation; efferent
import; importation; introduction; afferent
about; on; regarding; per; for every
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
support; backing; aid; assistance
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
female vampire; vampiress
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
engineer; technical officer
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
military force; military strength
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
rather than; more ... than ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
evil design; crafty plan; plot
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to count; to include in the number