courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
and then; and so; and; so then
armed might; military power; the sword; force
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
homogenization; homogenisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(right at the) side; just beside
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
reopening; resumption; restarting
to complain; to make a complaint
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
one by one; one after another; successively
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
tool; implement; means; furniture
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to pierce through; to break through
bodily sensation; sense; experience
show jumping (equestrian event)