prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
a coupler; a splice; a successor; an heir
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
several times; a few times
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction