to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
memory; sense; experience
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
building time; construction period
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
atelier; studio; workshop
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
big talk; boasting; bragging
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to blame; to find fault with
national defence; national defense
military expansion; arms buildup
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble