concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
acceleration; speeding up
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to replace; to move; to change the position of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
supply; supplying; replenishment
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
preservation; retainment; keeping
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
technique; art; skill; move
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
any more; any further; any better; any longer
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
war; battle; match; game; competition
even more; still more; further
allocation; assignment; allotment
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
impossible; unlikely; improbable
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
last days; the end; one's fate
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting