to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to make a speech; to address
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
manners; behavior; behaviour
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to machine; to cut; to scrape
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
to press against each other; to huddle together
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
recently; lately; these days
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
optimization program; optimisation program
study; learning; tutorial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
understood; I see; OK; present; here