Vocabulary Browser

to make a lovely picture

prolate spheroid

pink film

far point (farthest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye)

experience is the best teacher

near point (closest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye)

it's always darkest before the dawn

bending moment

strong interaction

worst period of time

eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)

character tiles

thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes

butting in (to a discussion on a message board, mailing list, etc.)

geocentric zenith

goosebumps

anomalistic month

to take a breather

adhesion (e.g. of lipstick)

full moon

3D movie

acquired idea (as opposed to innate)

to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

scalar product

area graph

curiosity of fear

electron spin resonance

transit point

Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)

to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)