weight; heavyweight boxer
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
outward; superficial; external; apparent
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
placed in commission; entering servitude
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
while moving; on the move
upper half of the body; upper body
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
breakthrough; great discovery
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
state secrets; secrets of the state
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
leaving everything up to someone else
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with