woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
Nobel Prize in Literature
department of science and engineering
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
omniscience and omnipotence
high grade; special grade; classy
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
bluff; false show of power; bold front
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to replace; to move; to change the position of
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
promotion; raising of status
social networking service; SNS
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
using as an intermediary; through
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes