besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
second (unit of time); arc second
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
several people; a few people
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
literally; to the letter; literal
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
according to plan; as planned; on target
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation