uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
one's later years; final years (in life)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
decision; determination; resolution
artificial intelligence; AI
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
directly opposite; right in front
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
input and output; input-output; IO
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)