to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
such; this sort of; like this
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
research institute; (research) laboratory
experiment; experimentation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to form a group; to form a bunch
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
this and that; one thing or another
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
short distance; short range; short-haul
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon