adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
full dress; formal dress; uniform
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to badger; to pester; to beg
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
present-day science; modern science
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
tools and materials; equipment and materials
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
student (esp. a university student)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to ask a question; to ask questions
to cover (with something)
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence