textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
minimum; at the very least
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
main force; chief object; mainline
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to be able to manage somehow or another
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
how; in what way; by what means
exploitation; overuse; abuse
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
farming; agriculture; cultivation
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
whispering; murmuring; subdued
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
armory; armoury; arsenal; ordnance department
on the occasion of; at the time of
source of worry; source of distress
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
cover; concealment; masking; occultation
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
reshuffling; job rotation
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
covering; protection; backing; relief
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself