to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
identification; ID; identity
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
central dogma (of molecular biology)
precondition; prerequisite
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
present-day science; modern science
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
consequently; as a result
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
at the time; in those days; then
final stage; terminal stage
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
interested person; volunteer; supporter
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie