Vocabulary

inflationary universe

expanding universe

pouring one's own drinks; drinking alone

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)

mother

reciprocating engine

fuel injection

direct fuel injection

direct fuel-injection engine

pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place

direct-injection diesel engine

krait (esp. the Taiwanese banded krait, Bungarus multicinctus)

krait

minivan; people carrier

tall wagon

banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)

sea serpent

martial art based on the use of the iron fan

meaning; connotation; denotation

rock wool

rock face

early sowing

chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)

ringed seal (Pusa hispida)

tools; implements

academic study; academic research

in parentheses; in brackets; parenthesized; bracketed

turning point; tipping point; commutation point

maintenance company; management company

supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right

actual age; true age

one's actual age

to pay attention (to); to show concern (for); to worry (about); to be careful (about)

to be attentive to; to pay attention to

book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer)

all for the best; what is right

to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together

to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

old pottery; antique porcelain

friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends