to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
to become dim; to become blurred
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
such ... as; or some such
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently