inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
irritation; annoyance; frustration
making a direct connection
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
several people; a few people
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
technical; technological; practical
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
underworld; underside of society
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
commerce; trade; business
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to hide; to conceal oneself
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
while; during; performed in this condition
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
in accordance with; according to
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation