gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to get on well with (someone)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
without permission; without notice
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
power supply; power distribution
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
from the beginning; from scratch
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
change of position; displacement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be too numerous; to be too much
decrease; reduction; decline
frequency; rate of occurrence
rising; ascending; climbing
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
the scruff or nape of the neck