several years; a few years
head start; initiative; preemption
probability; likelihood; chances
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
material; substance; matter
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
population ageing (aging)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
the place for; the time for; the level of
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
wired; cabled; communication by wire
developing; developmental
receiver; receiving set; receiving apparatus (equipment)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
going straight on; going straight ahead
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
piling shame on top of shame