field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
study; learning; tutorial
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
immediately; right away; on the spot
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall on one's backside
beforehand; in advance; previously
self-executing (computer file)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
the other day; lately; recently; during this period