numbering; numbering machine
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
successor machine; later model
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
development; exploitation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
there's no smoke without fire
middle of the night; dead of night
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
authenticity; credibility
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
journal; magazine; periodical
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
sales; selling; marketing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
time; season; period; phase; stage