continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
principle; theory; fundamental truth
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
propulsive power; driving force
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
specialization; specialisation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
the same night; that night
increase (in an amount of money)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up