question and answer session
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
young person; inexperienced person; novice
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
material; substance; matter
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
administration; medication; dosage
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
general idea; concept; notion
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
January; first month of the lunar calendar