obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
ability; performance; efficiency
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
the same; the said; likewise
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
from the viewpoint of; according to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to fly around; to scatter
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
more than anything; above all else
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters