writing; composition; essay; sentence
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
a few seconds; several seconds
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
title of a musical composition; name of a piece of music; song title
beginning; opening; start; outset
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
window; window (shop display)
numeric keypad; number pad; numpad; numeric key
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in process; during execution; runtime
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)