prototype model; experimental machine
completion; perfection; accomplishment
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
working; in operation; running; active
pressure; compression; pressing
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold
way (of doing); manner; method; means
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
in the meanwhile; during the time
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be free; to be available
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
serious; severe; grave; acute
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
about; concerning; related to; -ish
border (between countries); national border
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
testimony; (verbal) evidence
only; merely; but; no more than
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)