coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
speaking voice; talking voice
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
diversion; putting something to another use
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
special; particular; peculiar; unique
in the end; on top of that
research funds (expenses)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sales promotion; hard selling
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade