abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
it's not like; it isn't as if
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
as hoped for; as expected
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
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)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
first of all; in the first place
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
chance (of success); odds
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to bring back; to restore