to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
transcendence; transcendency
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
present-day science; modern science
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
while moving; on the move
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
in the meanwhile; during the time
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
observation; survey; watching
stating (one's views); expressing
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full