query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to step forward; to volunteer
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
arcology (from architectural ecology)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
regulation; adjustment; control
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
directly under; falling perpendicularly
private citizen; civilian
center of an explosion; centre of an explosion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
shelter; refuge; protected place
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
reactor; reacting furnace
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
shaking; ague; trembling; shivering
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply