obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
calling by name; designation; nomination
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
on-the-job training; hands-on training
to entrust; to leave to a person
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
accomplishment; execution
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to name; to call; to christen; to term
striking; remarkable; considerable
decrease; reduction; decline
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special