close; intimate; on good terms
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
since one was born; (in) all one's life
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
slight; insignificant; small
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to look upwards; to look up
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
low orbit; low earth orbit; LEO
classification; categorization; sorting
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
naked eye; the physical eye
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
carbon nano-tube; carbon nanotube
main ingredients; chief materials
fee; charge; rate; material