cathode; positive pole; positive electrode
anode; negative pole; negative electrode
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
atrocious crime; heinous crime
making obligatory; making compulsory
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
the people; citizens; the populace
e-government; electronic government
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
controlled society; regulated society
New World Order (conspiracy theory); NWO
strangling (to death); strangulation
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
excessive; too much; unreasonable
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
the whole day; all the day
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to throw down the drain; to waste
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
motor neuron; motor neurone; motoneuron
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
control column; yoke; joystick
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)