each nation; many nations; many countries
patent application; patent filings
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
treatment; service; handling; management
sense of values; values; value system
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
sampling (i.e. as a survey method)
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)
dipping; soaking; immersing
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
ingredient; component; composition
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
filtration; filtering; percolation
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
penetration; permeation; transmission
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
principle; theory; fundamental truth
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
espresso (coffee); expresso
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together