to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
sample; specimen; test piece
purple puffer (Takifugu porphyreus)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
to be started; to get underway
city planning; urban planning; town planning
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
commercialization; commercialisation
transport; freight; shipping
surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
follow-up (tracing) survey
international law; law of nations
real machine (as opposed to a model or simulation); actual machine; actual device; real aeroplane; actual aircraft
space development; space exploration
clean water; purified water
with a crack; with a smash
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
young people who behave in a rowdy fashion (e.g. in a pub); young people who cheer and drink loudly
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate