trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
desktop; desktop computer; desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
installation (esp. software)
odds and ends; all; every
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
notebook (for classroom use); subnotebook; ultraportable (computer)
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
close to the wall; alongside the wall
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to comfort; to console; to amuse
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
hesitation; indecision; vacillation