television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
washing machine; (clothes) washer
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
hydraulic power; water power
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
mechanization; mechanisation
tank (military vehicle); chariot
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
censorship; inspection; examination
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
prohibited item; banned item
regarding highly; attaching importance to
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
crops; agricultural produce
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
binoculars; field glasses
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear