ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
application; request; petition
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to know (a person); to think
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
edge of town; outskirts of a village
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
mental derangement; madness; insanity
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
pistol; handgun; revolver
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
is something that; is that which
while being out of the office or away from home
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
armed might; military power; the sword; force
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
global scale; worldwide scale
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
defense; defence; guard; policing; security