(clenched) fist; knuckles
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
(garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
prototype model; experimental machine
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
guaranteed; authentic; certified
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
stabilizer; stabiliser; electrical ballast (e.g. fluorescent light)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
lost; loss; to lose (something)