essence; true nature; substance; reality
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
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.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
perception; sensing; noticing
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
at first; in the beginning; originally
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
school festival; campus festival
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
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European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
material; substance; matter
development project (program, programme, plan)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
this occasion; at this time; now
approval; license; licence; permission
development; exploitation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
association of like-minded people
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point