proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to complain; to make a complaint
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
war situation; progress of a battle
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
several people; a few people
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
unfortunately; regrettably
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
supply; supplying; replenishment
to push back; to press back; to force back
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
public relations; client liaison; client relations
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
bureau director; office chief