thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
simply; merely; only; solely
now that; since; so long as; because
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
material (data) for one's research; research material
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
change of occupation; career change
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)