technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
study; research; investigation
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
convenient; expedient; makeshift
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
digital watch; digital clock
surface of a board or record
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
product; produce; result; fruit
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
company president; manager; director
long slits (esp. of eyes)
polish; improvement; burnishing
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to differ; to vary; to disagree
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups