tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
these days; nowadays; recently
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
professor emeritus; emeritus professor
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
support; backing; patronage
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
comparatively; relatively
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
the same rank; equality; apposition
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
to come to nothing; to end in failure; to fall through