dormancy; quiescence; diapause
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
technical; technological; practical
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
artificial intelligence; AI
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
division; section; classification; sorting; division
classification; categorization; sorting
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
energy problems; energy issues
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
foundation stone; cornerstone
period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
federation; federal state; United States of America
question and answer session
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
structured (e.g. information); integral (e.g. knowledge); systematic
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge