device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
another thing; exception; special case
just because; even if; even though
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
supply; provision; raising; procurement
whispering; murmuring; subdued
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
witnessing; observing; sighting
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
android; artificial human; robot
material; substance; matter
composition; constitution
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to order; to command; to appoint
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
incineration; destroy by fire
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
acid; sourness; sour taste
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
stomach acid; gastric acid
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
testimony; (verbal) evidence
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if you think about it; come to think of it