headquarters; head office; main office
nothing in particular; none in particular
skill; dexterity; master hand
regular time; stated period
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
material; substance; matter
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to give directions; to issue instructions
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
high-pitched tone; soprano
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
all year round; all the time; year in and year out