to collect; to assemble; to gather
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
street; quarter; district; area
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
bureau director; office chief
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to boost; to force up; to push up
outside one's jurisdiction
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
data processing; information processing
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
parallel processing; array processing
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up