for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
abuse; misuse; perversion
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
present-day science; modern science
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
entropy; entropy (information theory)
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
inspector; examiner; auditor
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
initial budget; original budget
to cost little; to come cheap
term of guarantee; warranty period
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
sense of duty (obligation)
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
forwarding agent; carrier
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning