self-branding; personal branding
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to some extent; to a certain extent
weak point; unskillfulness
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at; in; at; when; by; with
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to teach; to take a teaching job
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to be photographed; to be projected
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)