exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
lecture attendance; auditing
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
in this manner; in this way; like this
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to go along; to walk along; to follow
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
after the end (of something); post-
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
sense of values; values; value system
difference; discrepancy; variation
for one's true nature to come out
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
fundraising; financing; cash flow
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
compensating; making up for; supplementation
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit
derailment; digression; deviation
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to pause; to have a short intermission