preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
solution; solution strategy
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
accumulation; accumulate; store
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
law of nature; natural law
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
physical law; laws of physics
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
relation; connection; relevance
to need; to call for; to require
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
that; the matter in question
to read between the lines