you could say that; that might be so
whether or not; presence or absence
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
otherwise; if not; or else
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
weather; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
intense heat; severe heat
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
had better ...; had better not ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
of course; certainly; naturally
government office; agency; board
directly under; falling perpendicularly
secret military agency; secret service
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
research; study; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line