operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
eagle (Accipitridae family)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
social status; social position
superintendent; supervisor; warden
to need; to call for; to require
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
world history; international history
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)