having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
everyday life; daily life
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
technical book; specialized book; treatise
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to shave off; to scrape off
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
last week; the week before
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
research area; field of research
mass communication; mass media
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to rank with; to rank among
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound