term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
temporary absence from school
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
cares; ill feeling; reserve
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
restoration; repair; mending
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
expertise; experience; knowledge
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
learned (scientific) journal
back issue (of a publication); back-number
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
literature; books (reference); document
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to collect; to assemble; to gather
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
study of foreign languages; linguistics
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to cultivate a better understanding
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
process; course; mechanism
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting