event; phenomenon; matter
Free Trade Agreement; free-trade area
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
concentration; density; cardinality
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
quenching; hardening; tempering
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
else; in addition; besides
two times; twice; two degrees
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
meaning; significance; sense
close; intimate; on good terms
research institute; (research) laboratory
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
perfect; complete; flawless
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
none of your business; not your concern
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
collaborative research; joint research
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while