major subject; special study
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
story; tale; talk; discussion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(divine) providence; dispensation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be damaged; to receive damage
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
very interesting; of great interest
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation