on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to gather; to collect; to assemble
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
equality; impartiality; evenness
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
unfairness; injustice; partiality
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
environment; circumstance
consists of; comprises; is made up of
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
making money; making a profit
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
symbol; code; sign; notation