decisive game; important bout; crucial match
basic mistake; careless mistake
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to emphasize; to attach importance to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
old body; aged person; elderly person
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
being concerned about or mindful of
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
clanging; empty; deserted
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to resound; to make a stir
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
going through; going via; going by way of
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding