setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
one end; an end; part; fragment
(not) even once; (not) ever
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
senior high school student
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
difference; disparity; gap
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
administration (of medicine); giving medication
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cloud; (the) cloud; cloud computing; cloud service; crowd
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand