deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
research; study; investigation
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
on the occasion of; at the time of
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
patient; having a long fuse
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
eye for people; ability to judge character
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
that's a different matter; that's a different story
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to brave a danger; to take a risk
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
money in one's possession
if you think about it; come to think of it
important post; important office; key position
patent; special permission; license; licence
system; institution; organization; organisation
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)