Vocabulary

very, very bad

to ask

to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history

time is up

the reason(s) is (are) as follows

the reason(s) is (are) as follows

edible flower bud of a giant butterbur plant

to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes

to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)

(something) converted

wholehearted

timid; faint of heart

moonrise; rise of the Moon

merchant of death; arms dealer

spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

to sit for an examination

to be to the point

inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others

to take care of

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

to make a statement (before a court)

it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)

one third; a third part

where; whereabouts

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

Ave Maria (prayer); Hail Mary

always; all the time

tap water

Avogadro's law

Ampere's law

India rubber tree (Ficus elastica)

law of conservation of energy

Ohm's law

Oort cloud

Euler's theorem

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; to wrap in wafer paper