to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
everyday life; daily life
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
last week; the week before
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
research area; field of research
mass communication; mass media
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to rank with; to rank among
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
vertically structured society
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape