optimization; optimisation
price; cost; value; worth; value
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
laboratory animal; experimental animal
national research and development agency
right after coming out; just graduated
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to subsist; to keep on living
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to become settled; to be fixed
macro; macro (instruction)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move