almost; roughly; approximately
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
electronic engineering; electronics
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
development; exploitation
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
artificial intelligence; AI
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
rather; better; instead; if anything
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
and; thereupon; because of that
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to