trial product; prototype model
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
reason; cause; circumstances
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
preference; priority; precedence
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
conviction; belief; confidence
patterns of thinking; train of thought
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
one by one; one each; one at a time
at once; immediately; right now
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
nothing but; none other than
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to some extent; to a certain extent
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width