scale; scope; plan; structure
to devour; to bite to death
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
reduction by half; halving
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
supply; supplying; replenishment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
no way to do; nothing can be done
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
your body; your health; yourself; you
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
all-out attack; general offensive
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
way; method; means; resource; course
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way (of doing); manner; method; means
clear; precise; definite; distinct
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
huge rock; firmness; solidity
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
conviction; belief; confidence
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out