ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
character style; character form
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
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
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)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
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
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
quarrel; dispute; argument
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to be intimate with; to befriend
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
important documents; important papers
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
hard to get; hard to come by
next term; next period; next version; next release
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to