equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
treasure chest; strongbox
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
established practice; custom
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
first-class goods; A-grade product
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
the same; the said; likewise
sound of voice; vocal sound
performance of one's official duties
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
branch office; branch store
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
quality (of a product or a service)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
large amount of money; great cost