saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
suspicious-looking; fishy
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
bet; wager; stake; gamble
providing information; provision of information; information provision
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
with a bang (clash, bump)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to rank with; to rank among
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
patterns of thinking; train of thought
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
divining sticks; counting; calculation
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to leave word; to leave a message
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
offense and defense; offence and defence
good (place to leave off); convenient
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly