outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
coordinator; coordinating role
supporting role (actor); minor role
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
very likely; very probable
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to shake one's head (in denial)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
stealthy steps; soft steps
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
whole story; full picture; full particulars
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
not worth considering; out of the question
to chase; to run after; to pursue
preface; introduction; preamble
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
in order; sequential; seriatim
priority; order of precedence