principal occupation; core business
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
accumulation; accumulate; store
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
way one walks; one's walk
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to temper thoroughly; to train well
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
constant; steady; constant
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in person; personally; directly
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
low (level, value, price, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
academic; scholarly; scientific
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
foreign enemy; outside invader
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty