busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
common name; popular name
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to look away; to avert one's eyes
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
feigned; pretending (not to know)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
individual; private person; personal; private
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
every year; yearly; annually
extreme height; high-rise (i.e. building)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants