target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
starting work (for the day); employment; work
to say; to be called; to do
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
living environment; habitat
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
average; ordinary; normal
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
messenger; envoy; emissary
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
in person; personally; directly
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
design specification document; design specifications
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
Italian submarine Scirè (S527)