to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
oversupply (of goods, etc.); excessive supply
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
unloading (of cargo); discharge
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
will not do; do not; does not
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
transactions; dealings; business
genuine; authentic; true; real
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to have an idea; to have a clue
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)