to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to name; to call; to christen; to term
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
extermination; expulsion; destruction
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to rank next to; to come after
central part; heart (of a city)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
reading carefully with appreciation; giving (something) a careful perusal
the opposite sex; isomerism
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
various aspects; various phases
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
final; eventual; ultimate
popular learning; worldly study
just because; even if; even though
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to settle (in a place); to settle down