to take a breath; to take a short rest
script; screenplay; scenario
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to be worried; to be troubled
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
absorption; suction; attraction
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
putting into operation; invocation
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
beforehand; in advance; previously
registration; accession; register; entry; record
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
ago; since; before; previous
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known