link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to be powered on; to be turned on
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
I couldn't care less; not caring less
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
clearing one's throat; cough
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
one day; (on) a certain day
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
superstition; superstitious belief
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
conviction; belief; confidence
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)