modern civilization; modern civilisation
convenient; handy; useful
high efficiency; high performance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
this and that; one thing or another
remaining heat; waste heat
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
environmental technology; envirotech; green technology; greentech
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
outside of; not covered by
after use; after occurring
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said