to employ; to hire; to charter
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
although; but; even though; I wish that
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
episode; anecdote; vignette
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
release; emission; ejection
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
beyond this point; from now on; after this
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
summer vacation; summer holiday
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
to refer to; to use as reference
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
standard equipment; standard feature
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times