to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
consumption; expenditure; spending
supply; provision; service; supply
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
deadly serious; deadly earnest
thousands; several thousand
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
high efficiency; high performance
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
water filter; water purification system
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
main cause; primary factor
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
national certification; national qualification; government certification
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
level; standard; water level
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
workshop; studio; atelier
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all