illegal; illicit; unlawful
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
writing implement; writing tool
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
black lustre; black luster
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service