retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
ability; performance; efficiency
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
interruption; interference; butting in
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
all companies; each company
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
free speech; freedom of speech
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship