type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
war; fighting; fierce competition
defense; defence; protection
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
automatic; intransitive verb
intercept; interception; counter-attack
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
defense capability (defence)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
now that; since; so long as; because
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
close; intimate; on good terms
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
how long; how far; how much
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all