to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
at a moment's notice; readily
battle formation; military formation
head; lead; vanguard; first
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
precondition; prerequisite
early (days); initial stage; initial
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
extermination; annihilation
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
first match (in a series)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
weight; heavyweight boxer
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
after the end (of something); post-
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
still; even now; to this day
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
curved; forming the shape of an arch