non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
license; permit; licence; certificate
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
friction; discord; strife
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
either way; in any case; one way or another
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to change completely; to change suddenly
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
separate case; another matter
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
leaving; quitting; retiring
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be flexible; to be accommodating
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
destruction; collapse; crumbling
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
construction industry; construction business
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
reinforcement; strengthening
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder