background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
in process; during execution; runtime
A1; top class; best quality goods
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
auditory nerve; auditory nerves
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
shooting range; firing range
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
poisoning; kill by poison
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
rave reviews; extremely high praise