return current; convection; reflux
to start slowly; to lag behind
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
sowing; seeding; planting
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
last flight; last bus; last train
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
transplant surgery; transplant operation
green light; (giving) permission; OK
donor; contributor; provider
partial; incomplete; imperfect
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
heart attack; myocardial infarction
Kerry (Ireland); Kelley; Kerrey
highly unpredictable; touch and go
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
assistant professor; associate professor
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
naturalization; naturalisation
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
critical condition; being on the verge of death
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)