wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
standard; average; typical; normal
hamburger (in a bun); burger
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to flavor; to flavour; to season
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
great difference; big difference; wide margin
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to mix; to stir; to blend
heating; application of heat
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
price reduction; discount
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
total amount (of money); total sum; final sum
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
living environment; habitat