famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
power; might; authority; influence
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
already; now; no longer; not any more
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
according to plan; as planned; on target
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
this and that; one thing or another
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final