learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
unveiling; debut; introduction
to begin to walk; to set out
physical work; manual labour (labor)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
close; intimate; on good terms
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
river fish; freshwater fish
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be consistent; to be coherent
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
risky; dangerous; insecure
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
which is which; one or the other
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to say no more; to sink into silence
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
stationing (troops); occupancy
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)