what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to translate; to interpret
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
increase and decrease; fluctuation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
root; source; origin; cause
to order; to command; to appoint
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
full capacity; all one's ability
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly