to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
shading; shielding from light
verbalization; putting into words
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
(right at the) side; just beside
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
at; in; at; when; by; with
commander; commanding officer; CO
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
tone (of voice); manner of talking
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
permission; approval; authorization; license
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
stagnation; hindrance; delay
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
in good health; alive and well; going strong