to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
starboard (side of a ship)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
cruise; navigation; sailing
steering (of a boat); steerage
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
exploitation; overuse; abuse
superconductivity; super-conductivity
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
prototype model; experimental machine
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
enemy territory; hostile place
elementary; basic; rudimentary
generation; the world; the age
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
battlefield; battleground
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
society; public; community; social studies