to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
arm wrestling; to arm wrestle
complete victory; total victory
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
traditional; conventional
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
rational; reasonable; logical
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
application form (esp. job application)
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
walking briskly; determinedly
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
one by one; one at a time; in turn
first of all; first thing
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
recommendation; referral; endorsement
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation