multiplication table; times table
four-digit number; thousands column
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to talk to oneself; to mutter
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to spend time (on doing something)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
frequency (of occurrence)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
each nation; many nations; many countries
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to affect; to impact; to influence
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
this is why; this means; it is the case that
oracle; revelation; divine message
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event