air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
way of speaking; intimation
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
(political) power; authority; influence
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
maintaining the status quo
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
private person; individual
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
maximization; maximisation
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
thoughtlessness; indiscretion