low income group; low income class
Apollo program; Project Apollo
refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
provincial dialect; local accent
coffee time; tea time; coffee break
Japanese title (given to foreign work)
to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud
to be relieved of a worry; to get a load off one's chest
prairie dog (Cynomys sp.)
felt-tip pen; marker pen; felt pen
creak; squeak; rasping sound
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
greenish gray; greenish grey
indicates failure, regret, etc.
advisory committee (council, panel)
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
outsourcing; subcontracting
arena (e.g. international arena)
low spirits; depressed heart
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
did not finish (sporting term); DNF
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
work procedure; operational procedure