to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
abstract or impracticable theory
exemplification; illustrating by example
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
uniformity; standardization; standardisation
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to triumph; to be elated with success
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to give a round of applause; to applaud
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
standard size car; ordinary carriage (train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
to add (to); to add on; to append
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful