development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
person of high rank or position
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
powerful medicine; strong poison
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
confusion; distraction; derangement
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
temporary; transitory; short-lived
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
sanity; consciousness; soberness
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
most part; greater part; majority
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
overlooking; turning a blind eye
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
means; way; method; measure
way of talking; manner of speaking
true character; true heart; true spirit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
worst; worst-case (scenario)