to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
dancing or jumping for joy
relativity; interconnectedness; correlation
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
optimism; taking an optimistic view
price-earnings ratio; PER
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dated; date; fixed; external
price-earnings ratio; P/E ratio; PER
index; indices; indicator
comparatively high; fairly expensive
economical; comparatively cheap
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
poultry farm; chicken farm
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
otherwise; or else; if not
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
experiential; empirical; experimental
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
beyond one's means or position
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
with a clink (click, clack)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit