device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
floor above; floor upstairs
stillness; repose; standing still
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
stirring; rousing oneself
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
clientele; customer stratum
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
lower classes; proletariat; underclass
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
birds of a feather flock together
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
childish; child-like; immature; infantile