hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
telecommunications; correspondence
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
information discovery; disclosure of information
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to be conspicuous; to stand out
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
with a fixed time; with a deadline
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
commitment; pledge; promise
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to turn towards; to point
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
dreadnought class (of warship)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction