rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
act of terror; act of terrorism
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
pressure; oppression; suppression
countermeasure; counter-measure
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
checking out (of a hotel); check-out
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
each place; various places
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to whine; to make feeble complaints
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
done; just done; just finished
violent explosion; bursting
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to mind; to care; to worry
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce