topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
right of access; access permission; access right
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
intelligence gathering; information gathering
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
ability; performance; efficiency
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
direct access; random access
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to leave (a scene); to step away
to be responsive; to show immediate results
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
returning tit for tat; retaliating
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
caller; visitor; company; guest
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to use up all one's strength; to die
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy