picking; collecting; harvesting
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
study; research; investigation
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
research methods; method of study (research)
steady; firm; solid; secure
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
relation; connection; relevance
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
preference; priority; precedence
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
door; gate; opening; title page
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
silence (not speaking); muteness
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
space perception; spatial perception; spatial awareness
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
other side; opposite side; other party
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
power; authority; jurisdiction