company; corporation; workplace
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
way (of doing); manner; method; means
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
thickness; profundity; depth
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
of course; certainly; naturally
planned; scheduled; systematic
steady; sound; reliable; solid
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
bad influence; negative influence
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
addition; adding; supplement
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to blow through; to blow across
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind