at first; in the beginning; originally
right (to do something); authority; power
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
template; run of the mill; formulaic
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
practicality; utility; usefulness
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
immediately; right away; on the spot
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
long time; several hours; long spell
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
being startled; getting a shock