cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
they; those guys; those fellows
grotesque; disgusting; gross
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to close one's eyes; to sleep; to rest in peace
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
psychological horror (genre)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
library (usu. single-room); small library
summertime; summer season
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
computer terminology; computer term
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite