to attract attention; to come into the limelight
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
pushing by hand; hand gilding
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
guardian; protector; patron; parent
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of