technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
point card; loyalty card; reward card
the Van Allen (radiation) belt (layer)
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
slave (device); slave (person)
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to mix; to stir; to blend
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
still; as yet; as it has been
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)