machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
surprise; something unexpected
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
loud sound; loud reverberation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
number one; first; best; most; game; round