(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
mechanization; mechanisation
Hellman; Hellmann; Herman; Hermann; Herrmann
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
Aberdeen (UK); Aberdeen (Hong Kong)
differentiation; differential; derivative
mathematical table; numerical table
wartime regime; war footing
W; w; woman; watt; waist (measurement); world; double
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
graduate student; postgraduate student
electronization; digitization; computerization
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
thousands; several thousand
several hundred; hundreds (of)
plug; connector; spark plug
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
Hitler; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)