presenter (e.g. of a paper); speaker
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be in complete attendance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
research publication; scholarly publication
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to be too numerous; to be too much
story; tale; talk; discussion
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
while alive; during one's lifetime
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
dated; date; fixed; external
explanation; interpretation
lecture attendance; auditing
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to force one's way; to push through
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
a step; short distance; short time
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to watch intently; to stare