load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
military strength; military personnel
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
in the end; at the end of the day
to lose sight of; to miss
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
defense; defence; defensive preparations
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
chief; main; principal; major
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
railroad operating over private tracks
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
go that far; to that extent
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
front; frontage; facade; main
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for