food; food products; foodstuffs
sudden price jump; steep price rise
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
one room apartment; studio apartment
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
turning point; transition phase
magnetism; magnetic force
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
pair; the two; both persons; both things
approximation; having a close resemblance
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to take away; to carry off
underground; subterranean
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive