qualitative difference; disparity; gap
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
valuable article; valuables
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to commit a crime; to do evil
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
urgent; pressing; exigent
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
image data; graphics data; digital image
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
cyber security; cybersecurity
to take back; to recapture
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
daily update; updating daily
political judgement; political decision
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
old fox; old-timer; schemer
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification