manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
schedule; program; calendar
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be silent; to say nothing
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
contract; compact; agreement
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy again; to buy anew
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch