to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
remote access service; RAS; reliability, availability, serviceability; RAS
information technology; IT
power; might; authority; influence
to become clear; to be made public
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
cooperation; coordination; link
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
general idea; concept; notion
standardization; uniformalization
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to become keen on; to get passionate about
derailment; digression; deviation
thereupon; shortly thereafter
clearing one's throat; cough
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
influence; clout; leverage
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
with a start; with a jump
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass