isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
to shut in; to confine; to contain
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
mixture of ice and water (for keeping fish fresh)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
heating; application of heat
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
optimization; optimisation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
absorption; suction; attraction
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
plural; multiple; several
another; different; separate; discrete
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
thickness; profundity; depth
colorless and transparent
even though things may appear this way
large number (of); many; majority
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
perception; sensing; noticing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to join together; to combine; to join up
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet