professional; careerman; worker
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
in history; ever; historical
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
in the meanwhile; during the time
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
consideration; taking into account
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
individual; one by one; separate; each
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel