you could say; you might say; verging on the
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be lacking in options; to be too few
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
individual; private person; personal; private
top university; leading university; first-rate university
alma mater clique; old school tie
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
authority; power; influence
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
help; assistance; service
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
unique; individual; original; unusual
(religious) faith; belief; creed
adoration; admiration; devotion
deviation; departure; omission
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
book; volume; this; present; main; head
ordinary people; general public; public at large
general public; the masses
stimulating; exciting; provocative
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to perceive; to understand
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky