child; childish person; immature person
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
right to know; right to access information
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
innermost depths of one's heart
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
fundamental knowledge; the basics
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
to grow up; to become an adult
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
exclusivism; exclusionism
nod; inclination of the head
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to try all possible means
out of place artifact; OOPArt
man of the future; Homo futurus
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing