to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
state of mind; mentality; psychology
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
of no interest; not interested
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to come to one's senses; to calm down
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
limited; limiting; restrictive
form; method; system; formula
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to launch a surprise attack
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
sparing no trouble; taking pains (to); take the trouble (to)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
not permitting; not authorizing
delivery; transfer; hand-over
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
information leak; intelligence leak
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
relatively; comparatively