nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
hydraulic power; water power
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
tank (military vehicle); chariot
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
censorship; inspection; examination
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
prohibited item; banned item
regarding highly; attaching importance to
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
crops; agricultural produce
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
binoculars; field glasses
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do