technological development
code name (of a product under development)
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
power; might; authority; influence
treatment; service; handling; management
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth