to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
reason; logic; method; system; order
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
for a while; for some time; for a period
studies; schoolwork; classwork
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to get late; to advance; to wear on
attendance; presence; appearance
as usual; as is one's habit
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
main cause; primary factor
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
automatic; intransitive verb
restoration; repair; mending
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid