research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
and then; and so; and; so then
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
powerful person; influential person
posterity; future life; life to come
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to have a long life; to live a long time
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to look forward to something
to face on; to look out on to
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
even if; even though; however; no matter how
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
comparing heights; comparison of statures
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common