to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
throughput; processing power
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
interior design; interior; upholstery
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be opposite; to face each other
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
cash bonus; reward; bounty
how many people; a number of people
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
(abbr) Harvard (University)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to have meaning; to be meaningful
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)