throughput; processing power
nod; inclination of the head
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
number of (large) animals
to increase; to add to; to augment
rather; better; instead; if anything
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
two (long cylindrical things)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to stray from; to get lost
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
covert action; covert operations
nesting hole; burrow; den
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
immediately; right away; on the spot
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
covering; protection; backing; relief
accomplishment; execution
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
now that; since; so long as; because
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web