household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to lie down; to throw oneself down
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
throw; throwing; throwing event
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
war; fighting; fierce competition
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to come back; to return; to recur
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
watchful waiting; careful supervision
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
Kerberos (computer security protocol)
popular name; common name; given name
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for