to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
power; authority; influence
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to use and then throw away
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
very rich person; the super rich
(written) contract; agreement
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to bear fruit; to take effect
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to increase; to add to; to augment
more than usual; especially; particularly
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
action; operation; effect; function
to bury; to embed; to implant
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman