command language; control language
reserve equipment; backup unit; spare
without intermission for many years; with constancy of purpose for many years; in the same old rut for years on end
unless (you do something)
to torment; to torture; to harass
expansion (in space) of a sales area; increase in the number of beds (in a hospital, etc.)
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to fish; to have a line in the water
lineal relation; direct lineal ancestor; direct lineal descendent
existing of or by itself; self-existence
death of God (in philosophy)
unveiling; debut; introduction
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
homogenization (e.g. milk)
cylinder; magazine of a revolver
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
preaching down; breaking down somebody's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)