applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to pass (of time); to elapse
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
site; point on a map; spot
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
production (e.g. play); direction
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in this way; thus; such; uh...
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
stepping back; drawing back
to recall; to remember; to recollect
many; a lot; much; multitude
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
guard; sentinel; garrison
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)