trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to have a talk; to tell a story
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
archeologist; archaeologist
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
transport; transportation
pushing by hand; hand gilding
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
short distance; short range; short-haul
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
casting; founding; minting
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible