pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
button (clothing); push-button
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
how; in what way; by what means
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be at a loss for words
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tone (of voice); manner of talking
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to think of; to come up with
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
along the road; along the way
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to start; to begin; to commence
every year; yearly; annually
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
reactor; reacting furnace
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)