although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
life; living; I; me; student
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
the other day; lately; recently
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
at that time; in those days
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
study; research; investigation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how can (one) do something
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
when; how soon; how long until
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead