how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
hegemony; leadership; initiative
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
very loud volume; megavolume
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
ten (long cylindrical things)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
metallic sound; metallic clank
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
whichever one chooses; either way
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out