input; (data) entry; typing
standard; average; typical; normal
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
coefficient; coefficient; factor; proportional constant
this (very thing); this precisely
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
try; attempt; try (rugby)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
error; mistake; slip; bug
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
curvilinear beauty; curvaceousness
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
breakthrough; great discovery
this and that; such and such
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
few decades; many decades; several decades
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
with a clatter; clatteringly
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet