passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
automatic; intransitive verb
economical; efficient; lean; compact
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
logistical support; combat service support
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
technology; technique; technical
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
alone; unaided; away from home
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
since then; from that time; ever since
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
intelligence operative; spy
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
token (effort); something done for form's sake
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
alien (from another planet)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
audio tape; magnetic tape
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
another thing; exception; special case