change; alteration; modification
exploitation; overuse; abuse
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
improved version; revised edition; refinement
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
fixed value; constant value
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
old age; old person; the old; the aged
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
(divine) providence; dispensation
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
cheap article; poor quality article
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
time sharing; time-division (e.g. multiplexing)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
going upstream; sailing against the current
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded