online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
those (near the second person)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
community antenna television; CATV
Character and Pattern Telephone Access Information System; CAPTAIN System
nod; inclination of the head
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
communications infrastructure
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
standardization; standardisation
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
protocol (in communications); protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
such; like that; that sort of; very
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle