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machinery; gadgetry; equipment

1

operation; functioning; running

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

headlight (on a vehicle)

2

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

1

texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground

1

meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator

1

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

inertia

1

cruise; navigation; sailing

1

consciousness; awareness; relief; calm

1

inner wall

2

shield (tunnelling) machine

4

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

3

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

2

to burrow through; to dig through

1

segment

2

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

3

to paste together

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

1

carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out

1

railroad; railway; rail transport

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

large-scale

1

Japan

3

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

2

subway; metro; underground (railway)

2

Cassiopeia (constellation)

1

technical; technological; practical

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

industrial goods

1

crops; agricultural produce

1

vested interests

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

politician; statesman

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

2

state; country; nation

4

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

2

patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

1

to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

1

slight earthquake

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

2