precision instrument or machine
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.