front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
common knowledge; well-known fact
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
supreme; sublime; highest
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
competent; suitable; qualified
advocate; proponent; supporter
(courteous) invitation; call
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
commercial and industrial men
in order; sequential; seriatim
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity