person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
be (that) as it may; having said that
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
skilled physician; noted doctor; master
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
authority; power; influence
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
journal; magazine; periodical
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
principal occupation; core business
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
purification; cleaning up; purging
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
diligent student; studious person
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread