to check through; to thoroughly investigate
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to provide; to arrange; to install
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
refining; purification; careful manufacture
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
research institute; (research) laboratory
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
only recently; just of late
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
first-class goods; A-grade product
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
stable supply; reliable supply
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
region; limits; stage; level
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)