how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
endurance; perseverance; patience
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
acceleration; speeding up
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
how long; how much; to what extent
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
nothing but; none other than