influence; clout; leverage
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to be selected (from among many people)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be a matter of life or death
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
board of directors; board of trustees
considerably; greatly; a lot
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
medical science; medicine
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
approval; license; licence; permission
huge rock; firmness; solidity
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
money-making; earning money
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked