loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to add (to); to add on; to append
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to lay aside; to set aside
desperation; struggle to the death
numeric operation; numeric calculation
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
station; office; guardroom
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
while moving; on the move
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
sympathy; empathy; response
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
care; precaution; guarding; caution
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
final scene; the end; finale
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
emotional strength; force of will
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to encamp; to take up a position
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)