search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
present-day science; modern science
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
not understanding; not knowing
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to try all possible means
desperation; struggle to the death
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel