to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
allergic diathesis (predisposition to be allergic)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
very; greatly; exceedingly
feebleness; weakness; weak
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
madness; craziness; insanity
reduced scale; scaling down
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
side effect; adverse reaction
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
returning tit for tat; retaliating
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
study; research; investigation
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
honor; honour; credit; prestige
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
professor; teaching; instruction
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme