two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
organizational theory; organization theory
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
acrid; pungent; irritating
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
short distance; short range; short-haul
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
bringing about; cause; provocation
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
partly open; in half bloom
how long; how far; how much
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
long ago; a long time ago; already
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
directivity; directionality; intentionality
chamber (in equipment, e.g. expansion chamber, combustion chamber, etc.); chamber; room
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
chain; series; connection; linkage
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of