machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
violent explosion; bursting
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
land near a castle; castle town
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to spread; to be propagated
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
development; exploitation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
cannot be compared with; no match for
death penalty; capital punishment
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by