elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
point in common; common feature
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
tool; implement; means; furniture
gem; jewel; precious stone
if it is the case that ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
quenching; hardening; tempering
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
general; popular; common; typical
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
material; substance; matter
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
many problems; various problems
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
not yet known; unknown; strange
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
science and technology; scientific technique
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)