(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to attempt; to test; to try out
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
threshold of consciousness
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
question and answer session
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
final; eventual; ultimate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
just above; right overhead
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
first-aid; emergency (aid)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to indicate; to show; to point to
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
simply; merely; only; solely
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group