virtualization; virtualisation
starvation; famine; hunger
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
perpetual youth and longevity
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
important person; strategic person; key figure
property; fortune; means; assets
social; societal; societary
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
postponement; deferment; adjournment
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
in history; ever; historical
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
based on; on the basis of
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
consequence; result; conclusion
reason; logic; method; system; order
discussion; argument; debate
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
reigning; controlling; dictating
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to etch into one's mind; to remember well