robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
agricultural technology; farming techniques
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
study; learning; tutorial
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be born; to come into the world
hell on earth; living hell
to squash; to crush; to flatten
forcibly; against one's will
separatists; secessionists
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal