white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
in the face of; in defiance of
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
profitable plan; good plan
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
ultramarine colour (color)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to collect; to assemble; to gather
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
action; operation; effect; function
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
piling up; multiple layers
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
for example; for instance; e.g.
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)