to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
complicated and mysterious
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to crush; to squash; to overpower; to beat; to crush
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
enticement; inducement; attraction
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
basic mistake; careless mistake
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to emphasize; to attach importance to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
old body; aged person; elderly person
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
being concerned about or mindful of
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation