course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
close to the wall; alongside the wall
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
research division; inquiry section
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
specimen; sample; object to be examined
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)
return; relapse; recurrence
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance