falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
head; brains; intellect; understanding
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
to carry; to bring (to a place)
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
visual confirmation; sighting
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
Morse code (esp. signalling)
customization; customisation
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
delivery; transfer; hand-over
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
absolute basics; very rudiments
for today; for the time being
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from