mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to live through; to survive
results of a scientific investigation; findings
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
projector (film, slide, etc.)
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
exceptional item; extraordinary product