to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to watch for an unguarded moment
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to carry out one's mission
on the occasion of; at the time of
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
check of someone's ability; test of someone's ability
stability; security; equilibrium
scale; scope; plan; structure
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to come back; to return; to recur
hard to control; unmanageable
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dark night; moonless night
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
putting into operation; invocation
to shed light; to cast light
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)