to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
artificial intelligence; AI
a pair (of shoes or socks)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
both; both sides; both parties
to take command; to give direction
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
science institute; scientific laboratory
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
arrest; apprehension; capture
research and development; R&D
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden