to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
I see; that's right; indeed
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to defy conventional wisdom
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
experiment; experimentation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
admiration; being impressed (by)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)