artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
long ago; a long time ago; already
android; artificial human; robot
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
self-organization; self-organisation
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
sting operation; undercover investigation
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
how long; how far; how much
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
encouragement; urging; spurring on
setting off (on a trip); departure
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
standby; preparation; arrangement
improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
god of death; death deity; Death
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
state of the war; war situation
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
technology; technique; technical
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
villager; village folk; countryfolk
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy