to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
power; might; authority; influence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
function; facility; faculty; feature
to serve; to work for; to attend
court lady; lady-in-waiting
development; exploitation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
machine technology; mechanical technology
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
process; course; mechanism
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
research and development; R&D
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
technical skill; ability; capacity
maintenance; preservation; improvement
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
clearly; distinctly; vividly
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(social) position; status
export; exportation; efferent
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong