business; work; operations; service; duties
spot; point; place; position
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
different opinion; objection
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to smash; to break into pieces
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
reserve corps; flying squadron
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to boost; to force up; to push up
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
dealing with; coping with