to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
letter; missive; note; mail
question; inquiry; enquiry
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
contract; compact; agreement
early post war period; immediately after the war
coming up with an idea; idea
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
lately; recently; nowadays
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism