without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
trivial; not amounting to much
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
last week; the week before
then; and (then); in that case; if so
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
candidate (for an election)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
discussion; argument; debate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
operator; manager; administrator
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
one by one; in detail; minutely
information technology; IT
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)