magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
research institute; (research) laboratory
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
what kind of; what sort of; what
as stated; verbatim; literally
meaning; significance; sense
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything