Vocabulary

trench

soft ground

viscoelasticity

heterogeneity

footing

boiling

finite element method

rheology

rockfill

if you please; if you don't mind; when you're ready; if you want; if that's alright with you

instantly; immediately; at once

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.)

being unaware of what one is doing

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

if not ...; unless ...

if not ...; unless ...

shunt

paper umbrella (with a bull's-eye design)

unkempt hair

to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic

since then; after that

candlelight

person with a sharp tongue

neither good nor bad

hi; yo

hot summer

phenomenal consciousness

abandoned castle

set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT

controlled access location

without; in the event that it did not (or does not) exist

oh my; dear me; wow; indeed; truly

even if; even though

(grenade, etc.) launcher

burnt offering (i.e. religious animal sacrifice)

auxiliary seat; booster seat; baby seat

three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)

had better; is advisable