the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
two parts; two copies; the second part
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
verbalizing; putting into words
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
distance in a straight line
metre; meter; meter; gauge
body; body blow (in boxing)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
method of bringing up; method of raising
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)