in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to say; to be pleased to say
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
certainly; surely; definitely
decision; determination; resolution
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
curiosity; inquisitiveness
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to put one's strength into
absorption; suction; attraction
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
one theory; one opinion; another theory
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
discovery; detection; finding
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to go ahead; to pull ahead
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)