sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
Genesis (book of the Bible)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
anonymity; using an assumed name
advocate; proponent; supporter
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
prospects of victory; chances of success
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
serialization; serialisation; serial story
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
big splash; big response; major repercussions
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
article; news story; report; account