tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to creep about; to crawl around
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
odds and ends; all; every
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
to pass (of time); to elapse
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
tank (military vehicle); chariot