puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to make a lasting impression
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
ratification; confirmation
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
the same; the said; likewise
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
nonetheless; nevertheless
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
stability; security; equilibrium
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to send or direct a person to
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
urgent report; urgent message
departure; leaving; going away; recession
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war