(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
the present regime; the existing regime
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
general public; the masses
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
belief; faith; conviction
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
local (governmental) autonomy
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in the meanwhile; during the time
pus; corruption; rot; evils
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
international; diplomatic intercourse
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
extract; excerpt; selection
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)