Vocabulary

Maxwell's demon

living fossil

to mind; to care; to worry

through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of

spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age

I'd be lying if I said ...

to make public

to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory

deathbed

men should be brave, women should be affable

to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

not understanding; not knowing

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; to have the ladder pulled out from under one

to be consistent; to be coherent

unqualified; without qualifications

to be attentive to small details

to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

go away, germs!; no cooties on me!

bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill

(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs

urbane and good-looking woman

didn't know; was unaware

curiosity killed the cat

there's always room for dessert; there's another stomach for dessert

(on the) right track; (on the) right lines

half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

to be on the right track; to go well

if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...

proof of the existence of God (esp. in theological philosophy); argument for the existence of God

to be related (by blood)

the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)

to carry out a scheme

returns to scale

to circumcise (someone)

to undergo circumcision; to be circumcised

lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma

marginal efficiency of investment