sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
generally; overall; across the board; as a whole
point in question (at issue)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to spread; to be propagated
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
selection; choice; option
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
responsibility; duty; obligation
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
first of all; in the first place
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose