to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(computer) command; command key; commando
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
command; control; commander
headquarters; head office; main office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
operation; functioning; running
core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
monocrystal; single crystal
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
as (for); for; in the capacity of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
explanation; interpretation
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself