tedious; boring; being fed up with
contest; comparison; competition
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
survival; survivor; relic
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
thorough; exhaustive; complete
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
secrecy; highly classified information
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
medical experiment on a living person or animal
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
macro; macro (instruction)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
digitization; digitalization
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time