integrated circuit; IC; interchange
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
publishing house; publishing office
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
planning; project; plan; design
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
single word; a few words; brief comment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to differ; to vary; to disagree
really; truly; indeed; good grief
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)