making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
bad influence; negative influence
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
use; utility; effect; benefit
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
much less; to say nothing of
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
100,000; hundred thousand
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
clinical study; clinical trial
authenticity; credibility
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
Steve Jobs (1955-2011; co-founder of Apple)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)