handrail; railing; banister
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to provide; to arrange; to install
the other day; a few days ago
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
fifth day of the month; five days
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
headquarters; head office; main office
nature; property; disposition
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
research and development; R&D
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
direct control; direct supervision
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
conference room; place of assembly
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
document; official papers
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast