technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
that is to say; so that means
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
number two; second in command
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
already; now; no longer; not any more
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled