Vocabulary

computational complexity

living language

quick marriage; marriage after a whirlwind courtship

metrology

to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone

good at fighting; usually wins a fight

phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation

indoor dog; dog kept indoors; house dog

outdoor dog; dog kept outdoors

fork

fork

parallel world; parallel universe

paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment

composite vessel construction (wood, iron, etc.)

association; fellowship

street musician

lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; twisted parliament

wet snow; sticky snow

difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin

to get someone to say; to make someone say

screen capture; screen dump; screen grab

spoon with a flat base used for squashing and eating strawberries

elective subject; elective class

to breathe while sleeping

Samoan (language)

Tongan (language)

training camp; off-campus residential course

to make sure someone is asleep; to listen for the breath of a sleeping person

government shutdown

fire control

KonMari method; decluttering system based on Marie Kondo's book

person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member

lawn bowls; bowls

special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved

beautiful story

small; little

improbable; unlikely

computational; tallying

fire-control system; FCS

fire-control radar; FCR