substitute article; back-up
flash of lightning; urgent telegram; express telegraph
great talents mature late
10^20; 100,000,000,000,000,000,000; hundred quintillion
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
president and chief executive officer
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
article for everyday use; domestic article
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
out-of-school learning; off-campus learning
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
as; because; with; due to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to repeat; to do something over again
simultaneous; all at once
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new