Vocabulary

car stereo

unmanned robot

passata

me, me, me

thought experiment; gedankenexperiment

hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place

border collie (dog breed)

double blind test; double blind trial

terms of service; terms of use; terms and conditions

easily flowing (ink, make-up, etc.); easy spreading

to hurt someone's feelings

bargain price

flashy; gaudy; flamboyant

to launch a surprise attack

spin-off drama

surprise tactics

geopolitical; geostrategic

aseptic; sterile; abacterial

hyperfine; ultrafine; nanoscale; nano-; micro-

customary; conventional; traditional; usual

secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market

multiple inheritance

logical value (true or false); truth value

long integer

short integer

interactive mode

byte string; byte sequence; sequence of bytes

list comprehension

angle bracket (punctuation); chevron

lenticular bracket

curly bracket

smoking-free principle; no-smoking rule; smoking ban; ban on smoking

appraised value; appraisal; valuation

setting up an environment; creation of an environment

self-absorbed; self-contained

degree of integration (e.g. components per chip)

to wear out; to wear until threadbare

emerging; emergent

creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)

doom; fate; misfortune; disaster