about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be contrary to one's expectations
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to launch a surprise attack
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
true state; actual condition; reality
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
(political) power; authority; influence
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance