high efficiency; high performance
omniscient point of view (in narration)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
how many months?; how long?
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to be reflected in a mirror
news; word; tidings; omen
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
slightly heavy; a little heavy
whatever brought that on?