to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
organic matter; organic compound
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
several hundred; hundreds (of)
perception; sensing; noticing
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
reaching; attaining; arrival
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
each place; various places
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
on the other hand; at the same time
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
armed forces; military; troops
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
absorption; suction; attraction
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
here and there; everywhere