half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
close quarters combat; CQC
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
the reverse; other side; lining
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
line; queue; procession; matrix
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be smeared; to be covered
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
precision instrument or machine
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
another thing; exception; special case
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
living thing; organism; creature; biology
not limited to; not just ...
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do