reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
degree of attention; profile
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
land survey; cadastral survey
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
planting; planting out; transplanting
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
form; method; system; formula
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
looking on from afar; being a spectator
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
it's not like; it isn't as if