retention; maintenance; preservation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
such; this sort of; like this
means; way; method; measure
extremely dangerous; very risky; very awful; extremely terrible; amazing; terrific
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
state secrets; secrets of the state
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
under development; in development
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
contract; compact; agreement
3000; three thousand; many
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
family; relatives; dependents; household
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
long (time that has passed); old (story)
total energy; all efforts
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
silence (not speaking); muteness
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase