armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
in respect of; in regards to; as for
interruption; suspension; break
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
being left out; being ostracized
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to come from; to have roots in
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
spread; span; expanse; extent
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
economic; financial; fiscal
(doing something) regardless of expense
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to take away; to carry off
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
because of; owing to; due to
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot