preface; introduction; preamble
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
beginning; outset; first; onset
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
shell (e.g. electron shell)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to shave off; to scrape off
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
battlefield; battleground
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
since; henceforth; ever since
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything