device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to find out; to discover; to locate
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
technical skill; ability; capacity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to happen to have on hand or in stock
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
story; tale; talk; discussion
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK