profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
rise; improvement; uptrend
going through great pains in vain
in search of; in order to look for
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
detour; diversion; alternative route
upper floor (of a building)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
just above; right overhead
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
weakening; emaciation; decline
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query