to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
each nation; many nations; many countries
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
hospitalization; hospitalisation
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
good young man; agreeable youth
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
piezoelectric element; piezoelectric transducer; piezoelectric device
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
extensive knowledge; erudition
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
crystal structure; crystalline structure
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe