material for experiments; experimental material
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
test subject (esp. animals or objects); experimental subject
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to find out; to discover; to locate
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
it's not like; it isn't as if
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to be consistent; to be coherent
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
side effect; adverse reaction
home; household; family; hearth
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
serves you right!; see what happens!
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
to be found; to be discovered
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
long time; several hours; long spell
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be smeared; to be covered
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
in the end; at the end of the day
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)