to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
stingy; cheap; very frugal
material for experiments; experimental material
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
position; location; base; point; site
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
that's the way it is; such is life
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to take on a role; to take part
rather; better; instead; if anything
reward money; reward; honorarium
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
laboratory dish; Petri dish
syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
right in the middle (of); midst; height
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with