development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
handsome man; actor in a love scene
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
roll-out (of a product); rolling out (memory contents); swapping out
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop