priority; order of precedence
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
strict order; peremptory command
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to carry around; to carry on one's person
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
the world in general; society; convention
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
practicality; utility; usefulness
it is no use crying over spilt milk
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
training (esp. in-service); induction course
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
in name only; titular; nominal
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
same; similar; (just) like; equal
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
corporate drone; corporate slave
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden