to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
old couple; elderly couple
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
practicality; utility; usefulness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
disputed territory; conflict area
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
pair; the two; both persons; both things
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
intimidation; threat; bluster
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
arrangement; pact; agreement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of