desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to get strong; to gain strength
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
professor; teaching; instruction
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
long (time that has passed); old (story)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
suggestion; hint; implication
to systematize; to organize
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
interruption; interference; butting in
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to perceive; to understand
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
poisoning; kill by poison
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
enmity; antagonism; hostility
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bring; to take; to bring about
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
unexpectedly; surprisingly
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)