a few years ago; some years back
to have a smattering knowledge of
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
proposal; motion; recommendation
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
strong interaction; strong force
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
un-; non-; negative prefix
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
tradition; legend; folklore
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
very likely; very probable
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get angry; to become perverse
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to press a question; to cross-examine
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
picking; collecting; harvesting