research establishment; research institute; laboratory
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
one eye; one of one's eyes
thought; consideration; thinking
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
modesty; humility; being humble
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to scatter away; to vanish
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
tension; mental strain; nervousness
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
independent action; acting alone
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe