dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
rather; better; instead; if anything
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
for the present; for the time being
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
chair; stool; post; office; position
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to have a talk; to tell a story
had better ...; had better not ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
wired; cabled; communication by wire
now; the present time; just now; another; more
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
throughput; processing power