special selection; finest pick; top pick
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
battle formation; military formation
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to emphasize; to attach importance to
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to find out; to discover; to detect
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
armchair theory; impracticable theory
consists of; comprises; is made up of
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
security hole; vulnerability
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
naked eye; the physical eye
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicate reason; infers some protest
request; favour (to ask); wish; please