to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
computer science; information engineering
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
cockpit voice recorder; CVR; voice recorder; dictation machine; dictaphone
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
average; ordinary; normal
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
the same; the said; likewise
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
world's first; first in the world
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
comprehensive; inclusive; encompassing
ultimate; final; last; eventual
optical character recognition; OCR; optical character reader; OCR
point in common; common feature
soon; shortly; before long
voice recognition; speech recognition
general-purpose; all-purpose; one-size-fits-all
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
with a start; with a jump