unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
knowing; (an) acquaintance
troche; (throat) lozenge; cough drop
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
largest company; industry leader
plural; multiple; several
one's possessions; ownership
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to smash violently; to crush
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
sales; amount sold; proceeds
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
computerized tomography; CT
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager