to throw at; to turn; to raise
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
tread (of a wheel); step (of a stair)
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
ascending and descending; going up and down
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
blur; blurred; indistinct
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
reaching; attaining; arrival
finish; completion; the end
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless