in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
human resources; man-power resources
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
jumping to a hasty conclusion
(not) so much; (not) that much
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
worthy of special mention
at the last moment; this late in the game
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
trial product; prototype model
making practical; making useful; implementing
present-day science; modern science
frame; framework; outline
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)