chief; main; principal; major
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
type 1; category 1; first class
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
way; method; means; resource; course
ex-husband; former husband
nonchalantly; without a care
within; inside of; less than
ability; capability; skill
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
older sister and younger brother
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
festival merrymaking; revelry
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
one's figure during sleep
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless