materials; data; document
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
work-in-progress; working state
to be surprised; to be astonished
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
factory; plant; mill; workshop
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
processing technology; processing technique
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
proposal; proposition; suggestion
stock offering (to the public)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
maid; helper; help; assistance
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
that; the matter in question
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
repair; mending; fixing; servicing