to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
increase and decrease; fluctuation
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
global maximum; greatest value
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
lading; loading; carrying
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
oversight; omission; mistake
I see; that's right; indeed
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
assertion; declaration; affirmation
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...