fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be sooty; to be stained
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to jump from one thing to another
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
abstract or impracticable theory
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
bottom floor; lowest floor
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
either way; in any case; one way or another
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
quality (of a product or a service)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate