preface; introduction; preamble
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
representative; exemplary; model
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
nature; property; disposition
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
within; inside of; less than
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
site; point on a map; spot
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
another thing; exception; special case
three; three years of age
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
how long; how far; how much
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden