unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
tag (children's game); tig
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
in proportion to; just as much as
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to wait for a ripe moment
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
justice; fairness; impartiality
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
several million; millions (of)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
running away; escaping on foot
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
reduction by half; halving
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
rendezvous (with a romantic partner); date; rendezvous (of two spacecraft)
periodic inspection; regular inspection