selection; choice; option
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
acceleration; speeding up
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
cooperation; coordination; link
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
difficult to ...; hard to ...
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
accurate; correct; precise; exact
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
choices; alternatives; options
being too late; losing one's final chance
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
violent explosion; bursting
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to live through; to survive
until now; so far; up to the present