claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
small; fine; detailed; stingy
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
revisiting; visiting again
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
reason; cause; circumstances
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
public-private partnership; PPP; point-to-point protocol; PPP
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)