to be doing; to be in the process of doing
error; mistake; slip; bug
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
forwarding agent; carrier
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
odds and ends; all; every
internal organ; viscera; gut
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
order; sequence; procedure
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
difference; disparity; gap
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
long ago; already; a long time ago
reset; fresh start; new beginning
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
person with a sharp tongue
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
prospects of victory; chances of success
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced