absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
employment (long term); hire
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
either way; in any case; one way or another
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
standard value; reference value; nominal value
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
different opinion; objection
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
environmental problem; environmental issue
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
village office; local administration office in a village
factory manager; works manager
to arrive; to come to pass
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
recovery; undoing; recall
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
property; fortune; assets
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
postponement; deferment; adjournment