cooperation; collaboration
scilla (plant); Syrah (wine grape variety)
how many people; a number of people
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
very popular; highly favoured
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
university lecturer; college lecturer
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
out of one's line; out of one's field
damp; moist (negative nuance)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to shout (in anger); to yell
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake