immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
library (usu. single-room); small library
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
high achiever; student with good academic results
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to refer to; to use as reference
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
development; exploitation
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
calm; composed; leisurely
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
apparent; obvious; very clear
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
pointing out; identification
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then