counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented
study; learning; tutorial
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
for example; for instance; e.g.
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
one by one; in detail; minutely
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
competent; suitable; qualified
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow; postdoctoral researcher
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
writing (e.g. as a profession)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to begin some form of lifestyle