as a child; when one was a child; childhood
Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
epidemiology; the study of epidemics
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to be forward; to be impertinent
indescribable; having no way to express
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to take off one's clothes; to undress
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
not in one's right mind; insane
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
government; administration
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite