electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
working adult; full-fledged member of society
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
easy; simple; handy; quick; effortless
reset; fresh start; new beginning
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
to be powered on; to be turned on
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
possession; occupation; occupancy
embezzlement; misappropriation; peculation; fraudulent appropriation
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
electricity; (electric) light
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)