pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
fundamental knowledge; the basics
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
number of (large) animals
classification; categorization; sorting
low (level, value, price, etc.)
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
heating power; thermal power; firepower
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
customization; customisation
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
considerably; greatly; a lot
the reason is that ...; because
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to sniff out; to get wind of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
melting; fusion; liquefaction
to approach; to draw near
place where one works; construction site; working area
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
outside one's jurisdiction
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)