it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
telecommunications company; telco
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
russet; tawny; yellow-brown
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
swift (any bird of family Apodidae); fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
hard worker; hardworking person
flying bird; soaring bird
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo