to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
VAX; obsolete instruction set architecture
holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
within; inside of; less than
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
subcontractor; outsourcee
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
American continent; the Americas
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
base; basis; bedrock; platform
turning point; transition phase
first 10 days of the month