hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
social; societal; societary
quiet; still; surreptitious
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
mental; spiritual; emotional
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
-less; lacking; non-existing
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
association; society; organization; organisation
research institute; (research) laboratory
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
promotion; raising of status
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
war; fighting; fierce competition
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
distinguished war service; merit of war
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
literally; to the letter; literal
promotion; advancement; rising in rank