term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
higher rank; better position
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
event; phenomenon; matter
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
great difference; big difference; wide margin
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex