a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
all parts; various parts; every department
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
one bow; one salute; one greeting
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
consumption; expenditure; spending
number of times; frequency; count
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
technique; art; skill; move
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
instead; but (on the other hand)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
just because; even if; even though
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
for example; for instance; e.g.
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
head start; initiative; preemption
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
fluent (in a language); flowing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years