technology; technique; technical
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
pointing out; identification
originally; by nature; from the start
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
living thing; living creature; animal; life
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
process; course; mechanism
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
less than ...; smaller ...
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
prohibition; inhibition; ban
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
material for experiments; experimental material