high-definition digital versatile disc (HD DVD, high-definition DVD)
in the end; at the end of the day
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
research paper; study; thesis
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
largest ever; biggest; record
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to systematize; to organize
one's own style; self-taught manner
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
plain; plateau; tableland
natural disaster; cataclysm
discussion; debate; argument
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
of great promise; with a promising future
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on