upturn (e.g. economic); upward swing; jump (e.g. inflation)
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
having said that; be that as it may
to push aside; to brush aside
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to freeze; to refrigerate
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
main theater of war; principal battlefield
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
by sheer strength; by brute force
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
enough is enough; no further!
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be in danger of; to be liable to
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
level; standard; water level
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to beat time; to mark time