counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
intercept; interception; counter-attack
great difference; big difference; wide margin
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to have no chance (of succeeding)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
division by 1000; one-thousandth
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
several times (as large, over)
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to lose sight of; to miss
comma; decimal point; radix point
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
the last moment; the very end
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
fine view; beautiful sight
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
present; current; in operation
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
worthy of special mention
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
(computer) command; command key; commando
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner