optimization; optimisation
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
regulation; adjustment; control
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
palm heel; heel of the palm
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
innumerable changes; infinite variety
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to slide into; to slip into
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to let out a cry; to break forth
spot; point; place; position
physical law; laws of physics
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
accumulation; accumulate; store
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
Scion (Toyota marque); Psion (handheld computer manufacturer)
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
product; produce; result; fruit
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
heating; application of heat
point of action (e.g. of a lever)