by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
probability; likelihood; chances
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
originally; by nature; from the start
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
management; administration; operation
enterprise; business; company; corporation
event; phenomenon; matter
to shake one's head (in denial)
thought; consideration; thinking
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
dry riverbed; river beach
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to happen to meet; to come across
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
from the beginning; from scratch
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point