counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
whispered conversation; whispering
boiling (something); voile (type of fabric)
Charles' law; Charles's law
society; public; community; social studies
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
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)
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
with a momentary flash of light
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
kaross (cloak made of animal skin)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
surname; family name; last name
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)