belief; faith; conviction
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
stationery shop; a stationer
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to thrust before; to thrust at
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring