number one; first; best; most; game; round
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
danger; peril; hazard; risk
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be surprised; to be astonished
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
corridor; hallway; passageway
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
urban areas; the streets; town; city
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
research and development; R&D
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
urgency; exigency; emergency
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
heading; headline; index; headword
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square