challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
pointing out; identification
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to say; to be called; to do
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
all-America; pan-American; all of America
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
systematic; organized; organizational
clerk; office worker; kulak
professor; teaching; instruction
association; society; organization; organisation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
quantitative; concerning the quantity