study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
luxury item; luxury goods
out of place artifact; OOPArt
to this extent; to this degree; this much
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
international cooperation
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
fully prepared; all ready
clearing one's throat; cough
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
in high spirits; excited; energetic
just because; even if; even though
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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)
experiment; experimentation
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
M-theory ("master theory" that unifies the five superstring theories)