At the start of a cross-subject（语境补充词）/cross-subject/ challenge, Asha's team received a real case rather than a textbook（教科书）/'tekstbuk/ exercise. The opening evidence connected laptop（笔记本电脑）/ˈlæptɒp/, lawyer（律师）/ˈlɔjər/, league（联盟；联赛）/lig/, leather（皮革、皮制品）/'leðә/, leisure（空闲、闲暇）/'li:ʒә/, length（长度）/lɛŋθ/, liberty（自由、特权）/'libәli/, librarian（图书馆员、图书管理员）/lai'brєәriәn/, license（执照）/ˈlaɪsəns/, likely（很可能的）/ˈlaɪkli/, limit（界限、边界）/'limit/, limited, link（环、连结物）/liŋk/, and liquid（液体、流体）/'likwid/. The links looked unusual, but each detail came from a witness, label, form, or measurement（尺寸、度量）/'meʒәdmәnt/ in the case file. The team has already reviewed the complete plan.

A second folder added literally（逐字地、按照字面上地）/'litәrәli/, literary（文学的、文艺的）/'litәrәri/, living（生活、生计）/'liviŋ/, load（负荷、担子）/lәud/, loan（贷款、借出）/lәun/, log（记录、圆木）/lɒg/, logical（合乎逻辑的、合理的）/'lɒdʒikәl/, loose（宽松的、松的）/lu:s/, loss（损失）/lɔs/, lower（降低、跌落）/'lәuә/, lunar（阴历的、月的）/'lu:nә/, lung（肺、肺脏）/lʌŋ/, luxury（奢侈、豪华）/'lʌkʃәri/, and madam（女士）/ˈmædəm/. Some entries described people and places; others recorded objects, actions, or changing conditions. The students sorted each clue by time and source instead of forcing an early answer. The final choice was explained to everyone at the meeting.

The hardest set included mail（邮件）/meɪl/, major（主要的；专业）/ˈmeɪʤər/, male（男性的）/meɪl/, mankind（人类、男性）/mæn'kaind/, manner（样子、礼貌）/'mænә/, marathon（马拉松、耐力的考验）/'mærәθәn/, march（行进；三月）/mɑrʧ/, marriage（婚姻）/ˈmɛrɪʤ/, mass（块、大多数）/mæs/, massive（大而重的、宽大的）/'mæsiv/, master（主人；能手）/ˈmæstər/, material（材料；面料）/məˈtɪəriəl/, mature（使成熟）/mә'tjuә/, and means（方式；手段）/minz/. Asha checked spelling and context while a partner marked facts that could be tested. Mina, who led（lead的过去式和过去分词）/led/ the discussion（讨论）/dɪˈskʌʃn/, asked for clear evidence. Then the supervisor（管理者、监督者）/.sju:pә'vaizә/ said, “Do not hide an awkward clue merely（只）/'miәli/ because it weakens（削弱、减弱）/'wi:kәn/ your first idea.”

The last working board brought together medal（奖牌、勋章）/'medl/, memorial（纪念物、请愿书）/mi'mɒ:riәl/, memory（记忆）/ˈmɛməri/, mental（心智的、精神病的）/'mentl/, mercy（仁慈、宽恕）/'mә:si/, merely, merry（快乐的、愉快的）/'meri/, metal（金属）/ˈmɛtəl/, microscope（显微镜）/'maikrәuskәup/, midnight（午夜、子夜）/'midnait/, mild（温和的、温柔的）/maild/, military（军事的）/ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/, millimetre（公厘）/'milimi:tә/, and million（百万）/ˈmɪljən/. The group compared the four boards, removed repeated claims, and wrote（写下）/roʊt/ a short reason beside every decision（决定）/dɪˈsɪʒn/. If the first method fails, we can try another one. That rule helped them correct two mistakes without blaming a teammate（队友）/'ti:mmeit/.

The group hoped to raise awareness of（提高对……的认识）/reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv/ choices that have an impact on（对……有影响）/hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn/ neighbours. The hall would be home to（是……的所在地）/bi hoʊm tɪ/ an open display. Residents in favour of（支持；赞成）/ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv/ the plan spoke on behalf of（代表）/ɔn bɪˈhæf əv/ their streets and answered questions in public（公开地；在公共场合）/ɪn ˈpəblɪk/. They asked what all sides have in common（有共同之处）/hæv ɪn ˈkɑmən/; as a result（因此）/ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt/, the argument（语境补充词）/ˈɑrgjəmənt/ became（变得）/bɪˈkeɪm/ a practical discussion. The completed record told（告诉）/toʊld/ a clearer story than the first draft. It did not pretend that every clue was equally important; it showed how disciplined reading, calm cooperation（合作、协力）/kәu.ɒpә'reiʃәn/, and a checkable（语境补充词）/checkable/ decision could turn a crowded case into useful（有用的）/ˈjuːsfəl/ action.