infancy; childhood; tender age
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
preliminary investigation; preparation
take (e.g. in film-making)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
form; method; system; formula
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
spine; backbone; spinal column
interests and preferences
the way back; the way home; return trip
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
leather cover; leather binding
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift