reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
principal investigator; PI
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
ground glass; frosted glass
semi-transparent; translucent
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
process; course; mechanism
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
high grade; special grade; classy
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
minimum; at the very least
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
along; parallel to; in accordance with
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to