pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
personal (employee); employed; retained
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
consists of; comprises; is made up of
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
absence due to illness; sick leave
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
power balance; balance of power
help; assistance; service
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing