to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dukedom; duchy; principality
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
this and that; one thing or another
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to watch for an unguarded moment
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
business world; business circles; (the) industry
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
servant; manservant; menial
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
logic operation; logical operation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted