handicraft; industrial art object
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
property; fortune; assets
self-deprecating; self-mocking
finite; limited; restricted
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
creation; generation; formation; derivation
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
material; substance; matter
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
refining; refinement; smelting; training
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
nothing but; none other than
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
precondition; prerequisite
transactions; dealings; business
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
bet; wager; stake; gamble
manner of using one's hands
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound