scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to be surprised; to be astonished
one who knows little often repeats it
specialization; specialisation
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to make sense; to be meaningful
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
question; inquiry; enquiry
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dealing with; coping with
war; battle; match; game; competition
chief; main; principal; major
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
outside of; not covered by
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
that's a different matter; that's a different story
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
huge; enormous; great big