artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to become calm; to die down
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
progress; being under way
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
enterprise; business; company; corporation
president's office; director's office
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
within; inside of; less than
air conditioning; air cooling
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
last century; ancient times