healthy; sound; wholesome
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
release; emission; ejection
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
big frame; large figure; huge body
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
germination; sprouting; budding
force (bulldoze) one's way through
safety department; security department
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
chorus; singing in a chorus
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
inside; interior; inner part
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
hitting a ball; batting; stroke