north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
normalcy; normality; normal
operation; functioning; running
material; substance; matter
packing; crating; packaging
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
form; method; system; formula
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sphere; counter for balls
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
nuclear fission; karyokinesis (division of a cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual