percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
several years; a few years
concealment; suppression; hiding
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
construction; establishment
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
as (for); for; in the capacity of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
present; current; in operation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to see through; to see the true nature of something
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
definite; final; decisive; conclusive