speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
several years; a few years
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
space; interval; space character; whitespace
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to shut in; to confine; to contain
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
headquarters; head office; main office
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
strategy meeting; council of war
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
power; authority; jurisdiction
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
flight dynamics; aerodynamics; aeromechanics
classification; categorization; sorting
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
(United States of) America; USA; US
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
reality; actuality; hard fact
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)