contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
furnishings; implements; equipment
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
prize money; monetary award; reward
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
do-or-die game; crucial contest
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
at least; at most; (even) just
three-digit number; hundreds column
four-digit number; thousands column
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to telephone; to make a phone call
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
planning; project; plan; design