to be thrilled; to be excited
3rd day of the month; three days
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
platform; home; home base; home plate
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
in this manner; in this way; like this
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
power; might; authority; influence
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to become hoarse; to become husky
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
big crunch (theoretical reversal of the big bang resulting in the demise of the universe)
ray (of light); beam; light
half and half; half-and-half
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
second; number two; runner-up
self-defense; self-defence
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
the Third Reich; Nazi Germany