success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
this (very thing); this precisely
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
trial product; prototype model
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
each time it happens; at all such times
patiently; with perseverance
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
(set of) facial features; looks
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)