science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
global maximum; greatest value
advanced level; high grade; senior
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
capacity; volume; capacitance
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hand used like a sword in striking
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
moving; touching; stirring
sisterly love; affection between sisters
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to collapse into; to flop onto
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
most difficult; next to impossible
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to be too numerous; to be too much