integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
predation; eating prey; preying upon
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
condition; state (of health); appearance
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
later on; eventually; afterwards
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
preface; introduction; preamble
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
deportation; expulsion from the country
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
in the future; another day; later
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
muttering voice; murmuring voice
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself