unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for