that's the way it is; such is life
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
throughput; processing power
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
sour look; surly face; pout
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to forget to say; to forget to mention
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
information; news; report; reward; retribution
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to speak; to hear a voice
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
port (left side of vessel)
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
violent explosion; bursting
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to pause; to have a short intermission
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
unbelievable; incredible; implausible