equipment; device; installation; stage setting
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand