congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
for example; for instance; e.g.
material; substance; matter
riskiness; (level of) danger
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
convenient; handy; useful
to stop (plug) one's ears
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
out of control; uncontrollable
to bring; to take; to bring about
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
hooting; jeering; heckling
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
arm; skill; efforts; ability
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
wired; cabled; communication by wire
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
when it comes to; concerning
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
war; battle; match; game; competition