making efficient; optimization
natural environment; (the) environment
younger people; future generations
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
automatic; intransitive verb
then; and (then); in that case; if so
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to be embarrassed for a reply
way (of doing); manner; method
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
output unit; output device
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
convenient; handy; useful
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to have a talk; to tell a story
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected