random-access memory; RAM
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to say no more; to sink into silence
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
cabinet (of a government); ministry
ministries and government offices; the authorities
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
coined word; coinage; neologism
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
early post war period; immediately after the war
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(not so) much; (not) very
future; possible; potential; prospective
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
independent; responsible; active; subjective
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...