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living Fluctuation organotrophy catalytic mechanism crystal earphone a clockwork toy, ie one driven by clockwork flight by a chartered aircraft bureau and office a functional disorder, ie illness caused when an organ of the body fails to perform its function camera mount a `coffee-grinder head of an institution an inter-city air shuttle airplane splint burring engine a pair of headphones afunction air ambulance centrifuge cup learner driver domestic flights, ie to and from places within a country organizations in China research prototype speculative business to watch calmly the changes and turns of affairs machine language magneto-optical drive the authorities concerned random period of time nuclear bomber (aircraft) Lewis machine gun hand-operated machine a breathing spell even chance women `drivers a mechanical `apple-picker operate machinery plant hire, ie renting of machines or equipment MV present crisis chaperone machanism microprocessor purser quarry randomization propaganda puller pump rotatable rote rotor rougher a suite of racks riposte randomize to switch the radio off resourceful retool fish in troubled waters panmixia know the trick or two (=be up to a trick or two) parafunction hood webbing paraphernalia pontoon pontoon and about time too prang patrol Tommy Gee phonographic bide one's time stylus subbase superorganic sustainer sustainer swath swinger strainer strafe straggler swipe switchboard telegraphic telephonic bird strike thrum tiller tacker tactless tactless tanker tanker taxi technical shaft sheerlegs shifter skiplane skycoach sledding servomechanism sensitive servomechanism sleeper cell spreader squeezer staff spindle structural weight slipstream slugger snatch snowmobile mechanical mechanical mechanical mechanist mechanize mechanician mechanician mangler mechanical mechanical mechanical mechanize operate organise organize organogel organosol marine engine management organically mission mitchell monoplane mechanotherapy metachrosis mill motion nacelle lying press scanning mechanism nephograph multiprocessor motivate motivate tilter miss the bus a cargo of oil carrick bitt lie upon the catch parlous bird civil service plunge heavily air alert machine attendance bide one's time know black from white public corporation cabinet crisis crisis of conscience crisis of conscience confidential files coffee abrader mechanical comminution catch opportunity by the forelock concerted mechanism come to a crisis pull through alternate airfield a relief driver the self-discipline system surveillance plane seize the opportunity, deepen reform, open China wider to the outside world, promote development and maintain stability (of State-owned enterprises) to shift to new management mechanisms vector the aircraft commercial airliner commuter airliner man the aircraft exit the aircraft go aboard make one's advantage of aerodrome station challenge the aircraft air alert All is grist that comes to his mill. have it in for sb. make hay remote-controlled helper improve the shining hour govern a machine play a waiting game play a waiting game on the first occasion at an inopportune time power jacking a dead lift

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