to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
this (very thing); this precisely
ancient times; prehistoric times
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be relieved; to feel relieved
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
technological development
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
unanticipated; unexpected
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability