poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
negotiations; discussions; connection
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
by all means; by all costs
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to throw into; to toss into
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to spend time (on doing something)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
society; public; community; social studies
the reverse; other side; lining
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to freeze; to freeze over
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
three; three years of age
to hate; to dislike; to loathe