innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
(having) same family and personal name
to lay the foundation (for)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
arrest; apprehension; capture
operation; functioning; running
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
likely loss; probable defeat
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to find fault with; to question
whispering into a person's ear
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
oral examination; interview
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
priority; order of precedence
the lower classes; the common people
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
independently developed; proprietary
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed