Bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
Japan's reluctance to import more cars

A framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating.
the metal grids had been pulled across the foyer

A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant.
axle grease

Situated in the interior of a country rather than on the coast.
the deserts of inland Australia

A long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted.
he slid a coin into the slot of the jukebox

A hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with mottlings or streaks of color, that is capable of taking a polish and is used in sculpture and architecture.
the spotless white marble of the Taj Mahal

Enlist (someone) in the armed forces.
they recruit their toughest soldiers from the desert tribes

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
the decision was taken within the context of planned cuts in spending

Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
he's arrogant and opinionated

(of an object) easily broken or damaged.
fragile items such as glass and china

Make (something) on a large scale using machinery.
a company that manufactured paint-by-number sets

Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, etc.), typically in a skillful manner.
he manipulated the dials of the set

A legal agreement by which a bank or other creditor lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt.
I put down a hundred thousand in cash and took out a mortgage for the rest

A compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues. Cholesterol and its derivatives are important constituents of cell membranes and precursors of other steroid compounds, but a high proportion in the blood of low-density lipoprotein (which transports cholesterol to the tissues) is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
Nephrotic syndrome also features abnormally high levels of blood cholesterol.

The building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.
Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.

A slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub.
Sound wave vibrations are absorbed by leaves, branches and twigs of trees and shrubs.

Relating to biology or living organisms.
IBM has unveiled an ambitious initiative to develop technologies that share the basic biological abilities of living organisms.

A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
The decision came a month before the start of the Winter Olympics in Utah and can be expected to put the spotlight on plural marriages that once thrived among Mormon pioneers who settled here.

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.
we walked at a moderate pace

The premises occupied by a military commander and the commander's staff.
Its main generating unit was the staff headquarters of the Red Army's Rear Services.