miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
weight; heavyweight boxer
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
action of making something; -ification
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
studio apartment; studio flat
one room apartment; studio apartment
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to relax; to feel at home
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
training wear; sportswear; activewear; tracksuit
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)