stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
precision instrument or machine
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
source of river; fountainhead
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
very; much; greatly; a lot of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
future (usually near); prospects
for a while; for some time; for a period
intelligence gathering; information gathering
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
flying column; detached force
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively