by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
educational institution; school; academy; campus
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
about this time; about now
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
regret; repentance; remorse
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
a few seconds; several seconds
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
again; once more; a second time
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to have an eye on; to zero in on
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
had better ...; had better not ...
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
general term; generic name
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
when it becomes; when it comes to
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by