to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
digitization; digitalization
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to join forces; to cooperate
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
storehouse; warehouse; godown
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
hidden room; secret chamber
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
graduate; alumnus; alumna
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)