materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
raw materials; ingredients
wood (for building); lumber; timber
the right person in the right place
basis for decision; evidence for judging
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
squared timber; rectangular lumber
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
team of reporters; news crew
research material; experimental material
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
material for experiments; experimental material
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
tools and materials; equipment and materials
component; part; material; member
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
press corps; group of reporters
product; commodity; merchandise
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
temporary employee placement
man fit for the post; right person
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
mill ends; lumber remnants; wood waste
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
timber from forest thinning; thinned wood
interviewee; subject of an interview
materials; lumber; timber
matters that should be reflected on; points in need of review
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
supplementary (teaching) material
advertising material; promotional material; propaganda material
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
heat insulating material; lagging material
natural material; natural ingredient
main ingredients; chief materials
temporary personnel business; temporary personnel agency; temporary help business
coolant (in a nuclear reactor)
promotional photo (models, singers, etc.)
on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters
appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization
on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman
source (for a news article, etc.)
materials science and engineering
synthetic building material
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
substrate; base material; matrix; backing; carrier
domestic timber; domestically produced lumber
material used for flower arrangement
medicinal ingredient; ingredients for medicine
highly skilled professionals (esp. as category of immigrants); highly talented personnel
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy
new material; exotic material
promotional material; advertising material; propaganda material
ingredients; list of ingredients
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
reporting location; news-gathering site; the scene
spar (pole used as a mast, yard, boom, etc.)
fender (on a boat); bumper (on a dock, pier, etc.)
overseas reporting; covering a story abroad
big piece of timber; very talented person; person of outstanding ability
adverse stock market factor; bearish market factor; negative factor
good material; good timber; able persons
solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood
lumbering (sawing) industry
exterior finish material; exterior wall material
gift with a new newspaper subscription
lumber (for the ribs of a ship)
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
boom (navigational barrier); chain
welding base metal; parent metal; base material (in construction, etc.)
elements deserving criticism; material used to criticize someone (something)
remaining material; left-over material
equipment room; equipment store (storage space)
filter medium; filter material
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy; contaminant; different material
filler metal (in welding); filler material
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
positive electrode material
doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response
superior talent and strategic wisdom; outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
artificial wood; faux wood
able person; person of talent
nonstructural element; nonstructural member
American (and-or Canadian) wood
International Tropical Timber Organization
solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood
filter medium; filter material
foreign timber; imported lumber
re-used wooden materials; recycled furnishings
fire resistive covering material
secondary material; subsidiary material
wood used to make charcoal
solvent; solution; flux; hot charge
lack of talent; incompetency; ineptitude; one's own unskillfulness
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)
pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
split log; split timber; mixer (for an alcoholic drink)
audiovisual educational materials
horizontal structural members (beams, girders, etc.) of a building
polymeric material; polymer
breathable-waterproof material; waterproof-breathable fabric
media resource centre; resource centre
courseware; teaching program
mechanics of materials; material mechanics
quaternary material (e.g. semiconductor)
ternary material (e.g. semiconductor)
parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached
laminated wood; laminated lumber
sending logs downstream bound together in rafts; floating bound timber downstream; timber rafting
building material; construction material
tree-free paper; wood-free paper
wood-decay fungus; xylophagous fungus
Japan Research Institute of Material Technology
Division of Materials Science and Technology
Research Center for Human Resource and Technology
Division of Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics
American Society for Testing Materials; ASTM
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials
deadwood; useless person; useless ability; I; me