to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
encryption; encipherment; password protection
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
leased line; private circuit; private line
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
question; inquiry; enquiry
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
by means of; due to; because of; according to
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
vacant house; unoccupied house
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt