quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
if so; in that case; in that situation
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
method of treatment; cure; remedy
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
just because; even if; even though
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
to happen to have on hand or in stock
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
use; utilization; utilisation; application
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp