means; way; method; measure
old woman; joker (in old maid)
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
in deep black; in jet black
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
special; particular; peculiar; unique
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
pair; two kinds; two ways
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
intelligence gathering; information gathering
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
not yet known; unknown; strange
material; substance; matter