equipment; device; installation; stage setting
sample; specimen; test piece
experiment; experimentation
diversion; distraction; feint
scale; scope; plan; structure
to shake one's head (in denial)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
three; three years of age
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to change completely; to change suddenly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
interview (e.g. for a job)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to unfold; to unroll; to open
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
outsider; someone outside of a group
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge