Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
area; region; district; locality
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
material; substance; matter
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
comma; decimal point; radix point
a few seconds; several seconds
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
two grains; two drops; two bead
somersault; looping-the-loop
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
pulsation; pulsatory motion
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
two colours; two varieties; two types
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective