combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
as; because; with; due to
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to have meaning; to be meaningful
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
piling up; multiple layers
spider's thread; spider silk
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
four (long cylindrical things)
eight (long cylindrical things)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint