stand still 停滞不前  americans believe no one “stands still”！

stands idle 闲着 the room stands idle

stood ready 准备好they stood ready to move at short notice

stand firm 要坚定stand firm-don't let them tell you what to do

stand opposed反对，反抗they stand opposed to the new law

fall belind落后 fall behind in science

commit to 专心于

results in导致，结果是。their dispute resulted in war.

slave to sth被。。。所支配、    nothing but only 只不过是。。。

budget it预算 save it节省 waste it浪费 steal it 挤抢 kill it 消磨

cut it削减 account for it 对。。有责任，对。。。作出解释。

charge for对。。收费  commitments 承诺 precious resource 珍贵的资源

acute 严重的，急剧性的，敏锐的。hourglass沙漏，水漏。replace取代

metaphor暗喻。run out of 用完 patience with 对、、有耐心。put sth.back 放回去。impression印象，感想。pressure压力。