vague recollection; faint memory
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
self-checking system; self-diagnosis system
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
stopping functioning; being out of service
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
opinion; point of view; visual point
floating body; floating structure
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
lightly; easily; carelessly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
little finger; pinky; little toe
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just