dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
utmost limits; extremity; limit
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to jump upon (a moving object)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
blow; shock; strike; batting
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
compressibility; compression ratio
as; because; with; due to
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn