practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
worthy of special mention
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
secret meeting; secret conference
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
business; errand; nature of one's business
polite; courteous; hospitable
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
research area; field of research
faculty; professorate; group of professors
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
vote against; no vote; nay
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
expected value; expectation value; expectation
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
center; centre; metropolis
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
future; possible; potential; prospective
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment