science and technology; scientific technique
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
embodiment; realization; materialization
unidentifiable; unidentified
reason; cause; circumstances
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
complete set; all; everything
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance