steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
continuation; succession; series
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
superheating; overheating
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to affect; to impact; to influence
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
consequence; outcome; result; blame
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)