resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to mow; to reap; to harvest
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
necessary condition; requirement
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
to underrate; to make light of
personal affair; one's own affair
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
(social) class; rank; grade
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to take command; to give direction
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
function; facility; faculty; feature
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting