field; sphere; realm; division; branch
technical book; specialized book; treatise
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
engaging or meshing (of gears); occlusion (of teeth)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
moment; brief space of time
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
starting line; starting point
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)