to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
acting ability; talent as a performer
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
firm; strong; solid; stable
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
convenience; user-friendliness
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
installation (esp. software)
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
interception (email); wiretap; bug
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
specialization; specialisation
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
private citizen; civilian
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
present continuous tense; present progressive form
information leak; intelligence leak
underground train; subway
commerce; trade; business
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
common (of objects, abstract things); usual