had better ...; had better not ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
everyday life; daily life
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to bring; to take; to bring about
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
time; season; period; phase; stage
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize