slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
machine; mechanism; gadget
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
decryption; decipherment; decoding
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
existence; possession; having; limited company
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
safety measure; safety precaution
another; different; separate; discrete
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
coherence; order; focus; point
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
depression; low spirits; dejection
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
quick work; (clever) feat
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done