by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
questions and answers; dialogue
to attempt; to test; to try out
enumeration; citation; listing
day and night; around the clock
sixth day of the month; six days
to form a group; to form a bunch
battle of wits; contest of wits
script; screenplay; scenario
early (days); initial stage; initial
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
to establish; to formulate
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
approximate value; approximation
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
gamebook; choose your own adventure book
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
throughput; processing power
high efficiency; high performance
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
opinion; point of view; visual point