to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
without a holiday; nonstop
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
support; backing; patronage
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
pending question; unresolved problem
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
coloured glass; colored glass
religious painting; religious picture
recitation; reciting from memory
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to take; to catch; to capture